Adam: Some yucca species (i.e. Y. filamentosa) are "monocarpic" and others, i.e. Y. elata aren't. I guess the "monocarpic" difference between a bromeliad and an orchid is how fast the older part dies off. Tony Avent Plant Delights Nursery @ Juniper Level Botanic Garden 9241 Sauls Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 USA Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F USDA Hardiness Zone 7b email tony@plantdelights.com website http://www.plantdelights.com/ phone 919 772-4794 fax 919 772-4752 "I consider every plant hardy until I have killed it myself...at least three times" - Avent