Pot Size: 3 gallon
Native Status: Native Cultivar
Description: 'Color Guard' bears bright creamy-yellow leaves with green edges. Showy spires of fragrant snow-white blooms in summer. From early to midsummer, spectacular sturdy flower stalks rise 3-4 feet tall from the center of the plant. The individual bell-shaped, creamy white flowers are 2-3 inches long and dangle from the stems like earrings. Ideal as an accent or container specimen or used in mass plantings. Tolerant of wind, heat, humidity, and drought. Evergreen. It combines nicely with all kinds of mounded foliage plants. During the cooler months of fall and winter, the light leaf centers take on rose overtones.
Light Exposure: Full sun/part shade Drought Tolerant : Yes
Soil Moisture: Well drained Salt Tolerant: Yes
Mature Height: 4 ft – 15 ft Deer Resistant: Yes
Mature Width: 4 ft – 12 ft
Bloom Color/Bloom Time: White blooming midsummer
Historical Uses: Has a rich history of uses by Native American tribes. Yucca fruit was used as a food source. Also used to treat skin ailments and as a soap. The leaves were used to make ropes, baskets and sandals. Yucca was used as a boundary marker and grave marker by African American cemeteries. Yucca filamentosa first documented in America 1771.
Wildlife Values: Attracts hummingbirds, moths, small mammals and songbirds.
👉 For more information visit NC Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox.
The information provided here is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Medicinal plants can have serious side effects and interactions with medications. Consult your healthcare provider before using any herbal remedies, as you are responsible for your own health decisions.
Photo Credits:
1 - Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard' Charlotte Glen CC BY-NC 4.0
2 - Yucca filamentosa in bloom Carl Lewis CC BY 2.0
Pot Size: 3 gallon
Native Status: Native Cultivar
Description: 'Color Guard' bears bright creamy-yellow leaves with green edges. Showy spires of fragrant snow-white blooms in summer. From early to midsummer, spectacular sturdy flower stalks rise 3-4 feet tall from the center of the plant. The individual bell-shaped, creamy white flowers are 2-3 inches long and dangle from the stems like earrings. Ideal as an accent or container specimen or used in mass plantings. Tolerant of wind, heat, humidity, and drought. Evergreen. It combines nicely with all kinds of mounded foliage plants. During the cooler months of fall and winter, the light leaf centers take on rose overtones.
Light Exposure: Full sun/part shade Drought Tolerant : Yes
Soil Moisture: Well drained Salt Tolerant: Yes
Mature Height: 4 ft – 15 ft Deer Resistant: Yes
Mature Width: 4 ft – 12 ft
Bloom Color/Bloom Time: White blooming midsummer
Historical Uses: Has a rich history of uses by Native American tribes. Yucca fruit was used as a food source. Also used to treat skin ailments and as a soap. The leaves were used to make ropes, baskets and sandals. Yucca was used as a boundary marker and grave marker by African American cemeteries. Yucca filamentosa first documented in America 1771.
Wildlife Values: Attracts hummingbirds, moths, small mammals and songbirds.
👉 For more information visit NC Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox.
The information provided here is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Medicinal plants can have serious side effects and interactions with medications. Consult your healthcare provider before using any herbal remedies, as you are responsible for your own health decisions.
Photo Credits:
1 - Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard' Charlotte Glen CC BY-NC 4.0
2 - Yucca filamentosa in bloom Carl Lewis CC BY 2.0
