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needle palm 'Golden Sword' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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needle palm 'Golden Sword'

Yucca flaccida 'Golden Sword' (v)

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Yucca
Family: Asparagaceae

About this plant

'Golden Sword' is a small, stemless evergreen shrub forming clumps of erect blue-green leaves, drooping towards the tips, with a central band of creamy-yellow. Bell-shaped creamy-white flowers in erect panicles to 1.2m tall in late summer

Growing Information

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

LoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Easy to grow in sheltered, well-drained beds, where there is full sun all day

Pruning

Pruning not normally needed, but damaged leaves and spent flower spikes can be removed as necessary in the spring

Propagation

Propagate by bud cuttings which are treated as softwood cuttings or take stem cuttings which are treated as hardwood cuttings. Root cuttings can also be used. Division of clumps is also possible

Pests

Flowers may be attacked by aphids; snails eat the foliage

Diseases

May be affected by a leaf spot

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalGround CoverPatio ContainerFlower BordersHedging Screens

Planting Places

ConservatoryOutdoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years