Color Guard Adam's Needle

Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard'


$66.00

Wow, this is one showy plant, with its succulent creamy white sword-like leaves with green margins radiating from the center of the plant, pinkish in fall; the tall spire of nodding bell-like flowers in summer is a daring bonus, loves dry soils and sun

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Features and Growing Tips

Note: Each live plant is unique and may differ from the photo while maintaining its beauty. Plants come in a plastic pot; other items in images are not included.

Ornamental Qualities

which persists throughout the winter.

Planting and Growing

and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years., Color Guard Adam's Needle will grow to be about 18 inches tall at maturity extending to 3 feet tall with the flowers, with a spread of 24 inches. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front. It grows at a medium rate

and will often die in standing water. It is considered to be drought-tolerant, This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers dry to average moisture levels with very well-drained soil

Plant Facts

Prefers full sun

Keep moisture level dry to average

Mature Size 18"(3'withtheflowers)Hx24"W

Flowers are cream

Flowers from mid to late summer

Fall color pink

Zone 4b

Likes well drained soil