Yucca 'Color Guard'
Yucca filamentosa
Yucca filamentosa
(Needle Palm)
(Needle Palm)
Rating: 🆕
Rating: 🆕
Light: ☀️
Light: ☀️
Deer resistant: yes 🦌
Moisture: well-drained soil; will tolerate dry soil
Size: 72” H x 36” W
Bloom: bell-shaped white flowers on a long stalk in July
Garden zone: 4
Yucca filamentosa is a stemless evergreen shrub with sword-shaped, spine-tipped leaves up to 3 feet long. Panicles of flowers appear on a single, tall stalk in July. The tough, spiny leaves are pest-resistant. The cultivar 'Color Guard' has eye-catching golden yellow leaves with green margins. New in 2021.