Adam's Needle 'Color Guard'
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Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard'
Yucca filamentosa, often affectionately called Adam’s needle, Spanish bayonet, or simply yucca, is a charming stemless broadleaf evergreen shrub that thrives naturally in the beautiful landscapes of beaches, dunes, and fields from South Carolina all the way down to Florida and Mississippi. It’s even made its way beyond its original range into the lovely gardens of New England. This delightful plant showcases a stunning rosette of rigid, sword-shaped green leaves adorned with long, curly threads along the edges. The foliage can typically grow to a height of 2-3 feet, creating a vibrant clump. As late spring arrives, a majestic flowering stalk rises from the center of each rosette, reaching heights of 5-8 feet and, on occasion, stretching up to an impressive 12 feet! These stalks are dressed in long, terminal panicles featuring nodding, bell-shaped, creamy white flowers and fruits resembling elliptical dehiscent capsules. Over time, with a bit of patience, it can create a small colony of beauty through its basal offsets.
One of the most striking varieties, 'Color Guard', features a captivating gold-centered variegated form with leaves that boast green margins and eye-catching creamy gold centers, complete with those delightful long, curly white threads along the edges. This resilient yucca thrives best in light, dry to medium, well-drained soils under the warm embrace of full sun. It shows remarkable adaptability, tolerating poor sandy soils, heat, drought, and even salty sprays, and surprisingly, it can comfortably manage some part shade, too. Plus, it’s incredibly easy to propagate from its basal offsets, making it a wonderful addition to any garden.
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
Spring Shipping:
Orders are shipped within 7-10 business days. We will email you if there are expected delays.
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.
