Southern Living Color Guard Yucca Live Shrub in 1.5-Gallon Grower Pot

The Color Guard Yucca is a striking and resilient succulent shrub that adds a touch of elegance to your landscape. This exceptional Yucca variety captivates with its dramatic sword-like leaves featuring bold stripes of creamy yellow against deep green edges. Color Guard Yucca is celebrated for its architectural beauty and low-maintenance nature, making it perfect for adding interest to borders, rock gardens, or containers. Thriving in full sun and well-drained soil, this yucca provides enduring beauty and structure to gardens of all sizes. Elevate your outdoor space with the striking foliage and resilience of Color Guard Yucca. When planting this Yucca, dig the hole twice as wide as the pot and mix rich garden soil in with your native soil, then leave the top of the root ball 1/2 inch above the ground level when filling the hole with soil. Use a slow-release granular fertilizer in Spring.

• Key Feature: Color Guard Yucca showcases dramatic sword-like leaves with bold stripes of creamy yellow against deep green edges, adding architectural interest to any landscape.
• Mature Size: Typically grows to a height of 3-4 feet and a spread of 3-4 feet, forming a clump of foliage that fills in garden spaces beautifully.
• Foliage Color: The leaves feature striking variegation, with creamy yellow stripes contrasting against deep green edges, creating a stunning visual display.
• Texture: The stiff, sword-like leaves of Color Guard Yucca provide a unique texture in the garden and contrast well with softer plants.
• Drought Tolerance: Color Guard Yucca is highly drought-tolerant once established, making it perfect for water-wise landscapes and xeriscaping projects.
• Sun Exposure: Thrives in full sun to part shade, tolerating heat and drought with ease, though it may tolerate some light shade.
• USDA Growing Zone: Well-suited for USDA zones 4-10, providing enduring beauty and resilience in a wide range of climates.
• Landscape Use: Ideal for borders, rock gardens, or containers, Color Guard Yucca adds structural interest and texture to any outdoor space.
• Versatility: Can be used as a standalone specimen, planted in groups for a bold statement, or combined with other drought-tolerant plants for contrast.
• Low-Maintenance: Requires minimal care once established, preferring well-drained soil and occasional watering during prolonged dry spells.
• Ships from Alabama - Customers beyond the Southeast US should place orders from early fall to late spring to avoid heat damage in transit
• Placing a large order? Consider ordering 1-2 of these Yucca plants to ensure that they will meet your specifications before placing the order for the entire project