Palm lilies can grow up to 5 meters tall under favorable conditions. Transplanting such a large plant is not so easy, so you should look for a really suitable location for your yucca beforehand.
When should a yucca be transplanted?
As a rule, the palm lily does not have to be transplanted outdoors unless you want to give it a new place. Repotting the houseplant is only necessary if the plant pot has become too small. You can tell by the roots sticking out of the ground. Even if the palm lily is no longer secure, you should treat it to a new, possibly larger pot.
The best time to transplant a yucca outdoors is at the beginning of the growing season in spring. If you missed this point, that's not too bad either. In the summer you can still do this job well. The main thing is that your yucca has enough time before the frost to grow well and possibly form new roots.
How to go about transplanting?
You should definitely wear gardening gloves when repotting your yucca, because the leaves of this plant are very sharp-edged. It hurts a lot to cut yourself. Remove the yucca from the old pot and loosen the roots a little with your fingers. Then put the plant in the new and larger flower pot. Fill the pot with soil and water the yucca well.
If you want to transplant a yucca outdoors, then carefully dig up the plant. The roots may have spread quite far and may have grown 80 cm deep into the earth. If the remains of the roots remain in the ground, new palm lilies will develop from them. Over time, 10 or more plants may grow there.
The essentials in brief:
- wear gardening gloves
- remove the roots completely outdoors
- transplant at the beginning of the growing season
- water well
tips and tricks
If new plants grow at the old location of your palm lily, you can pot them and give them away or use them as a houseplant.