Variegated Adam's Needle 1 Live Plant – Quart Pot – Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard'

Variegated Adam's Needle (Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard') is an evergreen ornamental perennial valued for its bold, sword-shaped foliage and distinctive golden-yellow and green variegation. Each narrow, arching leaf features a bright yellow central stripe bordered by deep green margins, creating year-round color and architectural interest in garden landscapes.

This cultivar forms a dense, basal rosette of pointed leaves with characteristic curly filaments along the leaf edges. During cooler weather, the golden centers may develop pinkish or rose-colored tones, adding seasonal contrast. Established plants may produce tall flowering stalks bearing clusters of creamy white, bell-shaped flowers during summer. Flowering depends on plant maturity and growing conditions.

Color Guard Yucca performs best in full sun to partial shade and prefers well-drained soil. Once established, it tolerates relatively dry conditions and is suitable for xeriscapes, rock gardens, gravel borders, foundation plantings, and ornamental containers. Its evergreen foliage provides structure and texture throughout the year, including during winter.

You will receive one live Variegated Adam's Needle plant in a quart nursery pot.

Shipping height is not specified. Actual rosette size, leaf count, foliage coloration, and overall appearance may vary according to nursery growth and seasonal conditions.

Plants may be shipped without flowers or flowering stalks. Some older leaves may naturally discolor or dry, and foliage coloration may vary with temperature, sunlight, and season.

Plant Condition Disclosure:

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note:

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

• Common Name: Variegated Adam's Needle, Color Guard Yucca

• Scientific Name: Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard'

• Cultivar: Color Guard

• Quantity: 1 Live Plant

• Pot Size: Quart Nursery Pot

• Shipping Height: Not specified

• Plant Type: Evergreen Ornamental Perennial

• Life Cycle: Perennial

• Growth Habit: Clump-forming, basal rosette, architectural

• Foliage Color: Golden-yellow centers with green margins

• Seasonal Foliage Color: May develop pink or rose tones in cool weather

• Foliage Texture: Sword-shaped leaves with curly marginal filaments

• Foliage Type: Evergreen

• Flower Color: Creamy white

• Flower Form: Bell-shaped flowers on upright stalks

• Bloom Season: Summer, on sufficiently mature plants

• Native Species: Yucca filamentosa is native to the southeastern United States

• USDA Hardiness Zones: Generally 4–10

• Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade

• Soil Preference: Well-drained, sandy, gravelly, or loamy soil

• Water Requirements: Low once established

• Landscape Uses: Rock gardens, xeriscapes, ornamental borders, foundation plantings, and architectural accents

• Container Suitability: Yes, with excellent drainage

• Seasonal Condition: Evergreen; some older foliage may naturally dry or discolor

• Handling Consideration: Pointed leaves may be sharp

One live Variegated Adam's Needle (Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard'), nursery growing medium, quart nursery container.