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Buy Yucca flaccida 'Gold Stripe'

Also Known As

  • Yucca filamentosa 'Gold Stripe'

Plant type

shrub, cactus / succulent

size

  • H: 18"
  • W: 3'

planting zones

  • 4a-9b

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Yucca flaccida 'Gold Stripe' plant details

Yucca filamentosa 'Gold Stripe' is an evergreen cactus / succulent or shrub with green foliage. In summer white flowers emerge. Attracts hummingbirds. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and occasional - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in average, gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Yucca filamentosa 'Gold Stripe'

Plant type: cactus / succulent or shrub
Plant family: agavaceae, asparagaceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 3 FT wide, 18 IN tall
Flowers: white blooms in summer

GROWING CONDITIONS for Yucca filamentosa 'Gold Stripe'

USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: occasional - low
Resistant to: deer, verticillium wilt
Soil needs: average, gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Discovered in the nursery as a striped sport of Y. flaccida 'Gold Sword', each leaf adorned with very narrow creamy gold and blue green lines. Upright and vigorous to 18" in height and 3 ft or so across with, typically, 4 ft spikes of white flowers, most often in June. Full sun to dappled shade; otherwise extremely tolerant of any conditions thrown at it. Frost hardy in USDA zone 4.

Gardening facts about Yucca flaccida 'Gold Stripe' plant

How to Grow Yucca flaccida 'Gold Stripe'

  • Sun Exposure

    • sun - mostly shade
  • Water Needs

    • occasional - drought tolerant
  • Soil Needs

    • adaptable
    • average
    • lean
    • well-drained
    • rocky
    • gritty
  • Special Situation

    • heat tolerant
    • verticillium wilt resistant

Features

  • Foliage Color

    • white
    • gold
    • green
  • Flower Color

    • white
  • Wildlife

    • beneficial insects
    • bees
    • hummingbirds
    • deer resistant
  • Flower Season

    • summer
    • spring
  • Foliage Season

    • evergreen
  • Texture

    • grassy

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