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Yucca Color Guard
Yucca Color Guard
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| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | Evergreen |
| Light Requirement | Full Sun |
| Soil Condition | Dry, Well Drained |
| Bloom Season | Summer |
| Bloom Color | White |
| Mature Height | 3 - 4 ft |
| Growth Rate | Slow-growing |
| Planting Zone | 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
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SKU: YUC COL GUA-1
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Buy Now: Enhance Your Garden with Color Guard Yucca!
Yucca Color Guard is the ultimate solution for challenging planting sites. This hardy plant forms a striking evergreen mound with long, narrow leaves that feature variegated green hues and vibrant yellow centers. Known for its slow-growing, reliable nature, Color Guard Yucca filamentosa matures 3 to 5 feet tall with a 2 to 3-foot spread, making it a standout choice for landscapes of all sizes. Greenwood Nursery proudly recommends this versatile and visually captivating garden evergreen.
Key Features of Color Guard Yucca
β’ Botanical Name: Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard'
β’ Common Names: Color Guard Yucca, Adam's Needle
β’ Seasonal Interest: Displays a large, stunning white flower head mid to late summer
β’ Growth Habit: Evergreen mound with variegated green and yellow foliage
β’ Soil Tolerance: Adaptable to nearly all soil types; prefers average to dry soil
β’ Sunlight Requirements: Thrives in full sun environments
Benefits of Color Guard Yucca
β’ Evergreen Appeal: Provides consistent year-round beauty
β’ Drought Tolerance: Ideal for low-water gardens and xeriscaping
β’ Wildlife Resistance: Deer and rabbits avoid this resilient plant
β’ Versatility: Perfect as a specimen plant or container feature with proper drainage
Maintenance Tips
β’ Divide Color Guard Yucca plants every 5 to 6 years to maintain vigor.
β’ After blooming, remove spent flowers and stems to keep your plant looking fresh.
Planting and Care Guide
β’ Planting: Dig a hole three times the width and twice the depth of the root plug. Test drainage by filling the hole with water. Plant the root system an inch higher than the surrounding soil level.
β’ Watering: Water weekly during spring, summer, and fall (approx. 1 inch of water). During winter, water monthly if rainfall is absent.
β’ Soil Requirements: Prefers well-drained or dry soil for optimal health and growth.
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β’ Available Sizes:
- 3-Inch/Pint-Size Pots
- Quart-Size Pots
Enhance your garden today with Color Guard Yucca! Pre-order now at Greenwood Nurseryβyour trusted Online Nursery and Online Plants Nurseryβand bring home this striking, low-maintenance evergreen that thrives in difficult settings. Its vivid variegated foliage and dependable nature make it a standout addition to any landscape.
Order now to create a vibrant, resilient garden that combines beauty, functionality, and effortless care!
Photos courtesy of Walter's Garden and Greenwood Nursery
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Orders containing only hard goods generally ship right away
as the inventory allows. Those items ship year-round and generally within one
week.
When ordering plants during fall or spring shipping, we will
set your order for theΒ next available shipping week appropriate for your
location. April and May are our busiest months, and sometimes shipping delays
happen. Plants may be processed later than scheduled or the shipping department may get behind. This is not the norm, but it does sometimes happen. Please bear with us if this happens.
Our bare-root (field-grown) trees and shrubs typically arrive at the facility for shipping in November, December, and January (for fall shipping) and in February, March, April, and May (for spring shipping).
An example ofΒ month-by-month shippingΒ would be as follows, as plants are available:
January - zones 9 - 10Β
February - zones 8 - 10Β
March - zones 7 - 10
April - zones 6 - 10
May - zones 5 - 9
June - zones 3 - 8
JulyΒ - zones 3 - 7
August - zones 4 - 7
September - zones 5 - 8
October - zones 5 (some areas) - 9
November - zones 6 (some areas)Β - 10Β
December - zones 8 - 10
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