Adams Needle Yucca FilamentosaGrowing Adams Needle Yucca filamentosa. Synonyms: Yucca concava, Yucca smalliana & Yucca flaccida. About variegated Color Guard & Bright Edge yucca. Yucca Photos
If this is not a showy enough yucca plant for you, do not lose heart. There are variegated cultivars available:
Bright Edge Yucca
Yucca filamentosa Bright Edge with
Echinacea Kim's Knee High
in the foreground.Bright Edge yucca features yellow stripes at the leaf edges. The whole leaf will take on a golden glow in summers heat. Place it wherever a variegated yucca would enhance your planting scheme.
Color Guard Yucca
Color Guard yucca has a bright yellow stripe running down the center of each leaf. In cool weather, the leaves also take on a pinkish tinge. Especially along the edges.All varieties are drought tolerant and enjoy the same growing conditions. Plant them in full or part sun on well drained, preferably sandy, soil. Keep these xeric plants on the dry side and they will thrive. To increase your collection, look for the pups which will come up around mature plants. Dig these up and move them in the spring.Adams Needle yucca fits nicely into rock or alpine gardens. Its bold, tropical foliage causes it to blend well with bright, showy flowers as well.
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