Yucca gloriosa Bright Star (Spanish Dagger)

Adding drama to the garden year-round, Yucca gloriosa 'Bright Star' (Spanish Dagger) is a very ornamental, slow-growing evergreen shrub featuring a basal rosette of broad, stiff, sword-shaped, green leaves adorned with bright ivory edges. Gracefully curving downward, the leaves boast a sharp terminal spine. Cool weather or water stress will bring out pink shades in young plants, creating a tricolor effect. Otherwise, the pink color will appear when the plants get older. This Yucca is topped in mid to late summer with a dramatic flowering stalk reaching 3 ft. (90 cm) and bearing dense panicles of nodding bell-shaped white flowers opening from pink buds. 'Bright Star' develops a short, trunk-like base over time, giving a tree-like appearance.

• Adds interest to the garden and grows up to 3 ft. tall and wide (90 cm).
• Easily grown in 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.
• Deer and rabbit resistant
• Great for beds and borders, city gardens, coastal gardens, cottage gardens, Mediterranean gardens or containers.
• Virtually pest and disease free, but watch for aphids or potential leaf spot
• Remove spent flowering stems.
• Toxic to dogs, toxic to cats, toxic to horses.
• Native to the Southeast U.S.