Adam's Needle 'Color Guard'
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Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard'
Yucca filamentosa, also known as Adam’s needle, Spanish bayonet, yucca, and needle palm, is a stemless broadleaf evergreen shrub that grows naturally in beaches, dunes, and fields from South Carolina south to Florida and Mississippi. It has also spread beyond its original range into New England. This plant has a basal rosette of rigid, sword-shaped green leaves with long filamentous curly threads along the margins. The foliage clump typically reaches 2-3 feet tall. In late spring, a flowering stalk rises from the center of each rosette, usually growing to 5-8 feet tall, but sometimes reaching 12 feet. These stalks bear long terminal panicles of nodding bell-shaped creamy white flowers, and the fruits are elliptical dehiscent capsules. Over time, it can form a small colony from basal offsets.
The 'Color Guard' variety is a gold-centered variegated form with leaves featuring green margins, striking creamy gold centers, and long, filamentous, curly white threads along the leaf margins.
This yucca grows well in light, dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun. It can tolerate poor, sandy soils, heat, drought, and salt spray and is surprisingly tolerant to some part shade. Propagation is easy from basal offsets.
Height: 3’-6’
Spread: 2’-3’
Bloom: June-July
Light: Full sun, Part Shade
Water: Dry, Medium
Zone: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Origin: Eastern United States
Winter Shipping: We will continue to ship throughout winter. If you prefer, we are happy to hold your order until spring; please include that request in your shipping notes.
When you order plants from our nursery, you can expect them to arrive in the best possible condition. Our team carefully packs each order using sturdy, biodegradable packaging materials.
Your plants' appearance may vary depending on the season and their current growth stage. We may cut back the leafy growth of some plants to prepare them for shipment and transplanting.
5 Gallon and Up: Any plant purchased to ship over 5 Gallons will be shipped bare root. This means we will remove the plant from its original pot, remove the soil surrounding the roots, and wrap the roots with a biodegradable plastic bag. This reduces weight and the likelihood of damage during shipping.
Once your plants arrive, it is essential to plant them as soon as possible. This will help them rebound and thrive. If you cannot plant immediately, water regularly and keep the roots off heat-conducting surfaces.
Newly transplanted plants often require more water until their roots are well established. Plan to water them 1-3 times weekly for the first few months.
