I drove by the Coventry, Rhode Island Yucca concavas the other day and took some photos........the Yucca moths are busy making seeds here! Nice, unusual constricted type seed pods......and very small.

Hi Tim,

is this the Y. concava you sent seeds last year? Unfortunately I only have one small seedling as my neigbour let the others die during my one week vacation in June. My trials this year to create some nice hybrids failed completely, I think the cold and rainy weather all the time was the reason therefore.
But I've seen that yoou where more successfull. I would like to have your climate here

Regards

Eckhard

Hi Eckhard,

Yes, this is where the Yucca concava seeds were collected which I sent to many people in Europe last fall. If you wish to have more let me know and I'll collect some 'fresh' seed in September. For some reason the beetles have not found this location yet! Seed pods are very rare since the beetles kill off most flowers.

Hi Tim,

very unusual seedpods, very nice.

Hi Tim,
I have two plants of the seeds which you send it to me.
At the beginning the germinating rate was 50% but than the most seedlings try up.

I hope they will grow up to bigger plants, but it would be great if you can send me also some fresh seeds of that nice Yucca again.

I like all your Y. filamentosa plants the looks mostly total different as my one.

Hi Sascha,

I will collect additional seed in September when ripe. I'll mail more to you!

Hi Tim,
Which great news at this mornig! Many thanks .

Hi Tim,

only one seedling has sprouted at me! . Unfortunately!
That would be great if there were seeds again!

Greetings across the "pond"

Jürgen

I'll let everyone know when I collect seed. I see lots of seeds on Yuccas this year.......I guess the beetle population is low this season.

Picked up some seed at the Coventry, RI site. Here's a few photos I took when collecting seed.........even a You Tube video.

Video: http://youtu.be/uwnvP0OGApk

Today I visited the 'native' colony in Coventry, Rhode Island.

One more photo.

Hi Tim,

did you collect seeds? My only survived seedling died this year without and reasonable problem.

This yucca looks really beatiful and I love these small fruits.

Eckhard

I did not collect seed this season but still have from other years. I can check age. If old I can collect more.