Yucca filamentosa &
Yucca filamentosa &
Yucca filamentosa &

Color Guard Adam's Needle, Yucca

Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard'


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Color Guard Adam’s Needle is a nearly stemless evergreen shrub with large, slightly arching, sword-like foliage that has creamy-gold centers and dark green margins.  Long curly white strings can be found at the leaf margins. A central stalk rises in summer bearing long panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers.  Best color with full sun and well-drained soils. Surprisingly tolerate of partial shade.  Heat and drought tolerant.

Yucca filamentosa is a southeastern native that hosts the Yucca Giant-Skipper and the Cofaqui Giant Skipper butterflies.  The nectar provides for hummingbirds and other moths and butterflies, while the berries are eaten by small mammals.

Type: 

Shrub

Origins:

Southeast N. America; GA Native

Height: 

3' - 6'

Spread: 

2’-  3'

Spacing: 

2'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

4 - 10

Culture: 

Full SunPart Sun

Bloom Color: 

White

Season of Interest: 

Summer, Year-Round

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low Maintenance.  Water regularly.  Prune as needed immediately after flowering.
LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, BordersNaturalized AreasWoodland GardensRock Gardens, Xeriscape, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS:  Russian Sage, Sedum, Yarrow

IMAGES: Photo(s) courtesy of TERRA NOVA® Nurseries, Inc.Yucca ‘Color Guard’

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.

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