Yucca ‘Color Guard’ 1 Gal

Yucca 'Color Guard'
Yucca filamentosa

Slightly arching, sword-shaped, striped foliage of creamy-white against dark green provides great architectural interest. Showy spires of fragrant snow white blooms in summer. These incredibly sturdy and resilient plants solve a lot of problems in the garden, and thrive where many other plants struggle. Use as a striking accent or container specimen, in green roofs, or used in mass plantings. Once established, tolerant of wind, heat, humidity, and drought. They also have moderate tolerance to salt. Evergreen.

Coloful selection of our WNC Native species.

Ideal for: Drought Tolerant Gardens, Native Gardens, Moon Gardens, Pollinator Gardens, Rock Gardens, Winter Garden, and more!

🦋Help butterflies and moths: In NC these are the host plants for 2 species of butterflies and 6 species of moths, including the rare but fascinating Yucca Giant Skipper (Megathymus yuccae).

🦌Extremely Deer Resistant: these plants are extremely resistant to damage from deer and other herbivores.

🌳Juglone resistant: Yucca can be planted near Black Walnut trees.

🏙️Tolerant of urban conditions.

Sun to part sun.

20"T x 2'W

Zones 4-9, cold hardy down to -30F.

💚Plant Nerd: These plants have many common names, including: Adam's Needle, Curlyleaf Yucca, and Spoonleaf Yucca. Interestingly, they are in the Asparagus family and yes they are edble - the flowers taste somewhat like bitter artichoke and can be used fresh in salads, cooked in soups or stews, or roasted.

Native Americans have used these plants for a variety of purposes, including food, medicine, cordage and soap. The leaves of Yucca filamentosa have the strongest fibers of any North American native plant! Wow!