Variegata Spanish dagger
Yucca gloriosa 'Variegata'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones6 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2 to 4 feet tall2 to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Creamy white
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Variegata' Spanish dagger (Yucca gloriosa 'Variegata') is a succulent for specimen plantings, containers, rock gardens, and xeriscape beds. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. It grows in a slow, clumping form, stays evergreen, and tolerates drought and salt. Creamy white flowers attract bees and birds. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits.
Pairs well with Prickly-pear, Gaura, and Karl Foerster feather reed grass.