Yucca filamentosa Color Guard (Adams Needle)

Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard' (Adam's Needle) is a very ornamental, broadleaf evergreen shrub featuring a basal rosette of rigid, sword-shaped, spine-tipped, rich green leaves with a broad, central, brilliant yellow stripe. The leaves are edged with curly filaments and are tinged with pink and rose during the winter months. They are topped in early to midsummer with a dramatic flowering stalk reaching 4-6 ft. (120-180 cm) and bearing panicles of nodding bell-shaped creamy white flowers, about 2.5 in. long (6 cm). Adding architectural height to the garden, the variegated foliage brings a bright note year-round.

• Recipient of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society.
• Leaves form a foliage clump to 2-3 ft. tall and wide (60-90 cm).
• Easily grown in light, dry to medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun. Tolerates poor, sandy soils and even a few hours of shade. Drought and salt tolerant.
• Great for beds and borders, city gardens, coastal gardens, rock gardens or Mediterranean gardens.
• Virtually pest and disease free, but watch for aphids or potential leaf spot. Deer and rabbit resistant
• Propagate by removing rooted suckers or take root cuttings in winter.
• Remove spent flowering stems.
• Toxic to dogs, toxic to cats, toxic to horses.
• Yucca filamentosa is native to southeastern North America.