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Yucca 'Color Guard' |
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| Common name |
Adam's needle |
| Family |
agavaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z4-10) |
| Flowers |
white (summer) |
| Size |
3-4' |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil; heat- and drought-tolerant |
This variety is sometimes listed as a cultivar of Y. filamentosa, but more frequently identified only by its variety name – so it may be a hybrid. Actually, ours came as an unmarked plant from a discount nursery, so I'm not even sure it's the right identification: in photos of 'Color Guard' I don't always discern the twisty white threads on the leaf margins. Whatever it is, it's a striking foliage plant (that may flower in summer – we'll see), growing with a neatly symmetrical form that shows off the linearly variegated leaf blades beautifully. I gave it a prominent spot in a recently enlarged section of our full-sun border, and hope it thrives.
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: foundation border About my plant portraits
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