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    Yucca gloriosa 'Tricolor'

    Also Known As

    • Yucca elephantipes 'Marginata'
    • Yucca gloriosa 'Variegata'
    • Variegated Giant Yucca

    Plant type

    tree, shrub, cactus / succulent

    size

    • H: 3'-12'
    • W: 3'-8'

    planting zones

    • 7a-11

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    Yucca gloriosa 'Tricolor' plant details

    Yucca gloriosa 'Tricolor' is a slow-growing evergreen cactus / succulent, shrub or tree with gold, green, pink and variegated foliage. In summer white flowers emerge. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and regular - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in average, gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant, humidity tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Yucca gloriosa 'Tricolor'

    Plant type: cactus / succulent, shrub or tree
    Plant family: agavaceae, asparagaceae
    Foliage: evergreen gold, green, pink and variegated
    Mature size: 3 FT - 8 FT - wide, 3 FT - 12 FT - tall
    Flowers: white blooms in summer
    Uses: spiky

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Yucca gloriosa 'Tricolor'

    USDA Zones: 7a - 11
    Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
    Watering frequency: regular - low
    Resistant to: deer and rabbit, heat, humidity and verticillium wilt
    Soil needs: average, gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Zn 7. Rigid leaves with gold margins.

    By: Little Prince of Oregon

    Gloriosa indeed... blue green leaves with beautiful gold-to-white leaf edges and big spikes of white flowers in summer. Will eventually build up a trunk to form a shrub or even a small tree. Wish it was hardy here... zone 6.

    By: Arrowhead Alpines

    Stiff swordlike leaves are blue-green with a margin that emerges yellowish before turning white. Like a super-nova exploding in your landscape. Awards: Award of Garden Merit and First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society.

    By: Fantastic Plants

    Stiff bayonets of green and white wrapped around slow growing trunk.

    By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

    One of the most useful of the trunk-forming, southeastern US native yuccas found growing from South Carolina all the way around to the Gulf side often within sea spray. 2-3' rosettes of upwardly pointed leaves and trunks as high as 4', this form variegated with cream and light yellow and infused with pinks especially with winter frost. Tolerant and even fond of average garden water and very long lived in container. Very good focal point for the garden. Has been quite happy and frost hardy to mid USDA zone 7.

    By: Cistus Nursery

    Gardening facts about Yucca gloriosa 'Tricolor' plant

    How to Grow Yucca gloriosa 'Tricolor'

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - mostly sun

    • Water Needs

      • regular - drought tolerant

    • Soil Needs

      • average
      • lean
      • well-drained
      • rocky
      • gritty

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant
      • humidity tolerant
      • verticillium wilt resistant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • variegated
      • pink
      • gold
      • green

    • Flower Color

      • white

    • Wildlife

      • deer resistant
      • rabbit resistant

    • Flower Season

      • summer

    • Foliage Season

      • evergreen

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