Color Guard Yucca

Add bold texture and year-round color to your garden with Color Guard Yucca, a striking, low-maintenance evergreen known for its sword-like leaves striped in creamy yellow and green. In cooler weather, the foliage takes on a rosy-pink tint, adding even more seasonal interest.

This drought-tolerant, deer-resistant plant thrives in tough conditions—heat, poor soil, and even coastal winds—making it an ideal choice for xeriscapes, rock gardens, borders, or containers. In summer, tall spikes of fragrant white flowers rise above the foliage, attracting pollinators and adding a dramatic vertical accent.

Light: Full sun (tolerates light shade)

Water: Extremely drought-tolerant once established

Bloom Time: Early to mid-summer

Foliage: Evergreen with golden-yellow centers and green margins

Features: Deer-resistant, salt-tolerant, and low maintenance

Height: 2–3 feet (up to 5–6 feet with flower spike)

Spread: 2–3 feet

Hardiness: USDA zones 4–10

Difficulty: Very easy – thrives on neglect