Color Guard YuccaThe Brightest Variegated Yucca for Phoenix Desert Gardens Color Guard Yucca (Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard') is the showstopper variegated yucca that brings bold gold and green striped foliage to Phoenix Valley landscapes year round. Unlike plain green yuccas, Color Guard's bright golden yellow center stripe lights up garden beds, containers, and desert borders with permanent color no flowers needed. When it does bloom, tall spikes of fragrant creamy

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since it needs regular shaping and has aggressive roots

handling full sun and extreme heat with minimal water once established

It is ideal for softening a block wall or courtyard with romantic pink color and pollinator traffic

it sends up spikes of beautiful coral-red to orange tubular flowers that attract hummingbirds throughout the Phoenix Valley

It tolerates reflected heat but looks its best with a little afternoon shade in midsummer

and the short spines add subtle texture without being dangerous

which is normal and temporary

This makes each plant a long-lived

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orchid-like trumpet flowers appear from May through September — giving you 5 full months of color when Scottsdale

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