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Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard' (Variegated needle palm 'Color Guard')
1 hour care
per year
per year
2m
Max height
Max height
1m
Max spread
Max spread
10-20 years
To maturity
To maturity
Plant details
Botanical name
Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard'
Other names
Variegated needle palm 'Color Guard', Needle palm 'Color Guard'
Genus
Yucca Yucca
Variety or Cultivar
'Color Guard' _ 'Color Guard' is a rosette-forming, evergreen shrub with sword-shaped, pale yellow leaves, dark green at the margins, and large panicles of bell-shaped, creamy-white flowers in summer.
Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard' is: Evergreen
Habit
Erect flower stem, Rosette
Awards
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Flower
Cream in Summer
Foliage
Dark-green, Variegated, Pale-yellow in All seasons
How to care
Watch out for
Specific pests
Aphids Aphids
Leaf spot Leaf spot
General care
Pruning
Remove spent flower stem.
Propagation methods
Seed, Suckers
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Where to grow
Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard' (Variegated needle palm 'Color Guard') will reach a height of 2m and a spread of 1m after 10-20 years.
Suggested uses
Architectural, Beds and borders, City, Coastal, Drought Tolerant, Foliage only, Mediterranean, Sub-Tropical
Cultivation
Plant in any well-drained soil in full sun.
Soil type
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage
Well-drained
Soil pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Light
Full Sun
Aspect
South, West
Exposure
Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Hardy (H4)
Companion plants
Botanical name
Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard'
Other names
Variegated needle palm 'Color Guard', Needle palm 'Color Guard'
Genus
Yucca Yucca
Variety or Cultivar
'Color Guard' _ 'Color Guard' is a rosette-forming, evergreen shrub with sword-shaped, pale yellow leaves, dark green at the margins, and large panicles of bell-shaped, creamy-white flowers in summer.
Native to
Garden origin
Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
Erect flower stem, Rosette
Awards
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Colour
Flower
Cream in Summer
Foliage
Dark-green, Variegated, Pale-yellow in All seasons
How to care
Watch out for
Specific pests
Specific diseases
General care
Pruning
Remove spent flower stem.
Propagation methods
Seed, Suckers
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Where to grow
Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard' (Variegated needle palm 'Color Guard') will reach a height of 2m and a spread of 1m after 10-20 years.
Suggested uses
Architectural, Beds and borders, City, Coastal, Drought Tolerant, Foliage only, Mediterranean, Sub-Tropical
Cultivation
Plant in any well-drained soil in full sun.
Soil type
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage
Well-drained
Soil pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Light
Full Sun
Aspect
South, West
Exposure
Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Hardy (H4)
USDA zones
Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4
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