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Yucca aloifolia 'Variegata'

Also Known As

Yucca aloifolia 'Marginata'
Margined Spanish Bayonet

Plant type

tree, shrub, cactus / succulent

size

H: 7'-10'
W: 6'-8'

planting zones

7a-11

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Yucca aloifolia 'Variegata' plant details

Yucca aloifolia 'Variegata' is an evergreen cactus / succulent, shrub or tree with blue, gold and variegated foliage. In fall and summer white flowers emerge. Attracts hummingbirds. Grows well with sun - dappled shade and regular - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in average, gritty, lean and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant, humidity tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Yucca aloifolia 'Variegata'

Plant type: cactus / succulent, shrub or tree
Plant family: agavaceae, asparagaceae
Foliage: evergreen blue, gold and variegated
Mature size: 6 FT - 8 FT - wide, 7 FT - 10 FT - tall
Flowers: white blooms in fall and summer
Uses: container plant, rock garden, rosette-forming, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Yucca aloifolia 'Variegata'

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

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

The stiff green leaves of this beautiful Yucca are edged in creamy white and are after tinged with reds and purples. The Golden Variegated Yucca has a pleasing architectural form and produces spikes of creamy white, up to 3" wide, edible, and nectar rich flowers once mature that may followed by brown seed pods that are devoured by song birds. This variegated form is rarely offered but is as easy to grow as the much more common green Spanish Bayonet. A native of the South Central and South Eastern US. Enjoy it as a container plant when young or in the garden and landscape. Provide this variegated Yucca with a well drained soil and a full to mostly sunny position for the best foliage color. Plant it away from walkways as the sharp spines are painful.

By: Almost Eden

A long coveted form of this sharp-pointed, spectacular tree yucca, native of the deep Southeast, the variegated forms have long been pass-around only plants because of their difficulty in reproduction. Now there's enough for everyone! 3 ft wide, stacked rosettes on branched trunks -- to 5-8 ft and more -- the creamy white variegations, tinting rosy pink in cold weather, make the plant's outline visible from quite a distance. Full sun to dappled shade providing leaves do not gather in the rosettes and cause rot. Well-drained soil. Supplemental water in dry summer places. Frost hardy in USDA zone 7.

By: Cistus Nursery

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Photo of Yucca aloifolia 'Variegata' foliage by Karl Gercens III

By: Karl Gercens III

By: Karl Gercens III

By: Karl Gercens III

By: Danger Garden

By: Danger Garden

By: Danger Garden

Gardening facts about Yucca aloifolia 'Variegata' plant

How to Grow Yucca aloifolia 'Variegata'

Sun Exposure
- sun - dappled shade
Water Needs
- regular - drought tolerant
Soil Needs
- average
- lean
- well-drained
- gritty
Special Situation
- heat tolerant
- humidity tolerant
- verticillium wilt resistant