Color Guard adam's needle
Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard'
RHS AGM 2012
USDA zones4 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Sizeup to 6 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Creamy white
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Color Guard' Adam's needle (Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard') is a succulent for borders, accents, and rock gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist soil of most types. It is not a favorite of deer or rabbits, though hungry ones will eat almost anything. It is evergreen, drought tolerant, and salt tolerant, so it gives winter interest with little care. Creamy white flowers attract hummingbirds and bees.
Pairs well with Blue sage, Prairie dropseed, and Sundrops.