Botanical Name: Yucca filamentosa 'Golden Sword'
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Common Name: Golden Sword Yucca  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Broadleaf Evergreen, Shrub

 

Height Range

3-6'

 

Flower Color

White

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Grey Green, Yellow, Variegated

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

Red

 

Fruit Season

Summer, Fall

Sun

Full

 

Water

Very Low, Low

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Rocky

 

Soil Condition

Average, Poor, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Basic

 

Adverse Factors

Invasive

Design Styles

Formal, Japanese, Mediterranean, Ranch, Spanish

 

Accenting Features

Fragrance, Showy Flowers, Silhouette, Unusual Foliage, Unusual Shape

 

Seasonal Interest

Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

 

Location Uses

Background, Shrub Border, Foundation, Walls / Fences, With Rocks

 

Special Uses

Hedge, Screen, Mass Planting, Naturalizing, Small Spaces

 

Attracts Wildlife

Birds, Hummingbirds

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

This evergreen yucca will grow 3 to 4 feet tall and 5 feet wide, with rosettes of stiff, narrow green leaves with golden yellow centers. Flower spires, 4 to 6 feet tall, arise out of the clumps, covered in fragrant, ivory white blooms. Provides dramatic architectural interest and winter presence. Use is sunny borders, against south or west facing walls and fences, or in rock gardens.
Grow in well drained, sandy-gravelly soil in full sun, though is surprisingly tolerant of some part shade. No maintenance is needed, though you can remove the flower scape after the plant has finished blooming. The leaves are spiny, so plant it where it won't interfere with a walkway. Yucca are clumping, and so in time will form large colonies.