How to Grow Yucca filamentosa 'Bright Edge' Plants in your Garden

Yucca filamentosa Bright Edge Growing and Care Guide

• Scientific Name: Yucca filamentosa Bright Edge
• Common Name: Needle palm 'Bright Edge'
• Growing Zone: USA: 4 to 10
• Life Cycle / Plant Type: Perennial, Succulents and Cacti

Plant Details

• Plant Height (Inches): 24 to 36
• Plant Spread (Inches): 36 to 72
• Time of Bloom: Mid to late summer
• Flower Details: White
• Leaf Foliage: Green, Variegated, Yellow
• Fruit:
• Growth Form: Rounded

Ideal Growing Conditions

• Best Light Conditions: Full sunlight
• Rate of Growth: Grows slowly
• Suitable Soil Types: Acidic, Alkaline, Clay, Loamy, Neutral, Sandy, Well drained
• Soil Moisture: Dry to Moist (Medium Moisture best)

Caring Conditions

• Care:
• Level of Maintenance: Low
• Propagation: Bud cuttings(treat as softwood cuttings) or stem cuttings (treat as hardwood cuttings) or Root cuttings or Division of clumps
• How to Prune: Pruning not usually required
• Pests: aphids and snails
• Diseases: Leaf spot

Further Information

• Can Attract:
• Tolerant of: Drought
• Best Garden Use: Border, Container Garden, In the control of erosion, Foundation Plant, Ground cover, En masse, Rock garden, Seashore, Specimen
• Family:
• Closely Related Species:
• Miscellaneous: Entices birdlife to the garden, Attractive foliage, North American native, Attracts butterflies, Attractive flowers / blooms
• Genus Detail: Yucca Plant
• Further Reading and References: RHS Yucca Bright Edge and Gulf Coast Research: Yucca filamentosa Bright Edge