Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard' is my favorite plant in the garden (this week)…

Recently I arrived home at dusk, the light from the sky was steel-grey and the foliage in the front garden all sort of blended together. Well, everything except for the foliage of the Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard', it was glowing as though lit from within.

Seriously...

I tend to overlook these plants most of the year. They do their job; look good and bite the little soccer players who pay no heed to where they step.

But they certainly do lend a nice bit of light when it is so needed.

See how the one up in the main part of the garden just jumps out at you?

Gosh maybe I need to actively seek out more bright yellow foliage?

The stats on Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard'...

• hardy in USDA Zones 5a - 10b
• eventual size of 2ft tall (without the flower spike) and 3ft wide, as they do clump
• heat and drought tolerant and loves sun
• flowers in the summer and the hummingbirds do take notice
• in the cooler months the yellow center stripe can take on a dark pink tint

What plant has caught your attention this week? Please tell us about it!

I'm also linking this post to Pam Penick's "Foliage Follow-up" which occurs every month on the 16th, the day after the popular Garden Blogger's Bloomday meme. Foliage Follow-up is a celebration of the real star of our gardens, the foliage.

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