Bright Edge Yucca
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It is an evergreen, perennial, flowering herbaceous, see how the Bright edge yucca looks like in the garden and landscape.
Bright Edge Yucca is suitable for growing in USDA hardiness zones: 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b. Other winter zone scales for planting this yucca are ANBG: 1, 2, 3; RHS: H7, H6, H5, H4, H3; PHZ: 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a.
Yucca details
| Plant type | herbaceous, ornamental, flowering, border, containers | ||||||||
| Life cycle | perennial, evergreen | ||||||||
| Sun needs | full sun, part sun | ||||||||
| Growth habit | upright, fountain shape | ||||||||
| Flowering period | early summer | ||||||||
| Height at maturity | 90 sm | ||||||||
| Spread | 1 m | ||||||||
| Soil type | loamy, sandy, clay, silty | ||||||||
| Soil moist/drainage | well drained moist, well drained, dry | ||||||||
| Soil PH | 6.0 - 7.5 (slightly acidic - slightly alkaline) | ||||||||
| Water needs | once established, water if very dry | ||||||||
| Maintenance / care | very low | ||||||||
| Resistance to | deer, disease, drought, heat, cold, dry soil, rocky soil, salt soil / air | ||||||||
| Gardens types | container | ||||||||
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Bright Edge Yucca is very similar to Color Guard yucca, but has a reverse coloring of leaves - yellow at the edges and green in the center, as can be seen from its name.
Sword-like leaves, boldly edged in bright gold topped by tall spikes of fragrant, ivory white blooms. Smaller than the species, perfect for adding contrast and texture as a garden accent or container plant. In age Bright Edge yucca has forms dramatic clumps and has white flowers in early summer.
The plant has a sharp leaf points, so place it where contact can be avoided.
Bright Edge yucca is drought and heat tolerant, requires minimal care except to prune spent flower stalks for a neat appearance. Clump forming, to 3 ft (90 sm) tall, 4 ft (120 sm) wide. Fragrant white flower spikes reach 5 ft. tall and attracts butterflies, hummingbirds and benefits birds.
Easily grown in lean to average, well-drained highly adaptable soil. Water regularly during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Requires low water and will drought tolerant when established. Needs little care except to prune spent flower stalks for a neat appearance.
Bright Edge Yucca in the landscape and gardening
