Yucca filamentosa 'Golden Sword'/Golden Sword Yucca

Yucca filamentosa 'Golden Sword' / Yucca filamentosa 'Golden Sword'
A wide band of yellow coloring between narrow bands of green
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A wide band of yellow coloring between narrow bands of green

Striking variegated foliage

Variegated foliage

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Scientific Name: Yucca filamentosa 'Golden Sword'
Common Name: Golden Sword Yucca
Plant Type: Evergreen
Leaf Type: Broadleaf
Hardiness Zone: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Determine Your Zone
Height: 2- 5 feet
Spread: 2 -3 feet
Bloom time: Summer
Flower color: White
Light Exposure: Sun
Drainage: Well drained, Moist, Dry
Rate of Growth: Slow
Water Requirement: Low
Maintenance Level: Low
Susceptible to insects
and diseases:
No
Comments: This yucca produces a striking rosette of green and golden colored leaves. Mature plants produce tall spikes of white nodding bell-shaped flowers. The foliage is more striking when plants grow in full sunlight and also during cold winters. Leaves have threadlike filaments along the edges. Plant yuccas in full sunlight and well drained soil. This cultivar is often used as an accent plant in the garden.