Yucca flaccida Golden Sword (Variegated Adam's Needle)
This broadleaf evergreen features a clumped, basal rosette of chartreuse leaves with long, curled white threads along the green margins. A stalk rises from the centre of each rosette, bearing long terminal panicles of nodding bell-shaped creamy white flowers. Slow growth rate.
Blooms late spring to late summer
2.5-3 ft tall x 2.5-3 ft spread
HARDY to -30°F (-34.4°C)
Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
Deer and rabbit resistant
Drought tolerant
| Zone | Zone 4 |
|---|---|
| Exposure | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Moisture | Low to Moderate Moisture |
| Native to | Native Cultivar |
Small red tips adorn the tops of thick, wide, rigid dark purple-almost black- foliage. Later in the summer coral-red blooms are produced on slender, arching stalks Moderate growth rate.
Blooms late spring to mid-summer
5-7 in tall x 6-8 in wide
HARDY to 20°F (-6.7 °C)
Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
Deer and rabbit resistant
Bright yellow flowers bloom on variegated foliage of green with white margins. New growth has a pink tinge on the tips of the leaves, accompanied by pink buds. Moderate growth rate.
Blooms mid-summer to early fall
0.5- 1 ft tall x 0.5-1 ft spread
HARDY to -30°F (-34.4°C)
Deer and rabbit resistant
Drought tolerant
Attracts butterflies
Moderate salt tolerance
Burnt orange trumpeted petals with yellow tips fan around a large red brown eye on bright green foliage. Fast growth rate.
Blooms early summer to early fall
1-2 ft tall x 1-2 ft spread
HARDY to -20°F (-28.9°C)
Attracts butterflies
Deer and rabbit resistant
Drought tolerant
High salt tolerance
This evergreen, clump-forming, fragrant perennial features grey-green foliage and flower spikes of navy blue that lighten as they mature. Moderate growth rate.
Blooms early summer
1 ft tall x 1 ft spread
HARDY to -20°F (-28.9°C)
Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
Deer and rabbit resistant
Drought tolerant
Fragrant
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This broadleaf evergreen features a clumped, basal rosette of rigid, folded, spiked blue-green leaves with long, curled white threads along the margins. A stalk rises from the centre of each rosette, bearing long terminal panicles of nodding bell-shaped creamy white flowers. Slow growth rate.
Blooms late spring to late summer
1.5 ft tall x 3 ft spread
HARDY to -30°F (-34.4°C)
Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
Deer and rabbit resistant
Drought tolerant
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Rosy pink petals sport a creamy white centre stripe and a bright chartreuse eye. Slow growth rate.
The common name comes from the fact that each flower only lasts for no more than 24 hours- they open in the morning wither before the following evening- some to be replaced by another flower on the same scape.
Blooms mid to late summer
2 ft tall x 1.5-2 ft spread
HARDY to -30°F (-34°C)
Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
Tolerant to juglone
Drought tolerant
Rabbit resistant
Salt tolerant
Tetraploid