Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard'

Color Guard Adam's Needle

Strappy, variegated foliage of Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard' looks great year-round and is a great way to add structure to a sunny spot. Panicles of ivory blooms in summer attract hummingbirds. Drought tolerant.

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Description

Size: 24 - 36 tall x 24 - 36 wide
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Landscape Uses: Banks and Slopes
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Care and Maintenance

Maintenance Level: low

Yucca 'Color Guard' foliage blushed with reddish-pink in winter.

Yucca 'Color Guard' foliage blushed with reddish-pink in winter.
Yucca 'Color Guard' | Overall Shape and Form

Yucca 'Color Guard' | Overall Shape and Form
Yucca 'Color Guard' | Overall Shape and Form

Yucca 'Color Guard' | Overall Shape and Form
Yucca 'Color Guard' | Good-looking, one gallon plants at a garden center.

Yucca 'Color Guard' | Good-looking, one gallon plants at a garden center.
MAINTENANCE TIP: Watch out for reverting foliage (green, non-variegated) and remove as soon as you see it. Left unchecked it can overtake the desirable, variegated foliage and spoil the plant.

MAINTENANCE TIP: Watch out for reverting foliage (green, non-variegated) and remove as soon as you see it. Left unchecked it can overtake the desirable, variegated foliage and spoil the plant.

Suitable Substitutes

Yucca filamentosa 'Bright Edge' | Bright Edge Variegated Yucca
Yucca filamentosa 'Golden Sword' | Golden Sword Variegated Yucca

Perfect Partners

Bupleurum fruticosum | Shrubby Hare's Ear
Sempervivum - Mixed Varieties | Hen and Chicks

Plant Combos

Elegant Itea Supported by Fab Foliage

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Red Blooming Plant Combo within Evergreen Foliage Frame

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Plant Combo with Great Structure and Spring to Summer Blooms

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Sun-loving Plant Combo Colorful Flowers and Great Foliage

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Summer Blooming Shrubs Within Evergreen Frame

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Mixed Shrub Border for Full Sun

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Sun Loving Foliage and Flower

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Drought Tolerant Perennial Combo for Full Sun

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Mixed Border with Excellent Evergreen Structure

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Plant Combo for Full Sun with Flowers and Foliage

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Sun Loving Drought Tolerant Planting Combination

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