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Key characteristics

Family: Asparagaceae
Height: 24 to 36 inches foliage clump flower spikes to 60 to 72 inches
Width: 24 to 36 inches
Flower color: Creamy white to ivory bell-shaped flowers borne in tall upright clusters
Foliage color: Blue green sword shaped leaves edged with creamy yellow margins with curling white filaments along the edges
Bloom time: Early to mid summer often June to July
Light: Full sun to light partial shade
Water: Low to average
Maintenance: Low; remove spent flower stalks after bloom and trim damaged leaves as needed
Growing zone: USDA zones 4 to 10
Wildlife: Yucca moth pollinators, bees and other beneficial insects

Shrubs

Yucca filamentosa 'Bright Edge'

Bright Edge Adam's Needle

Yucca filamentosa 'Bright Edge' forms a bold rosette of stiff, sword-shaped leaves edged in creamy yellow that brighten the deep green centers. In early to midsummer, tall stems rise above the rosette carrying clusters of pendulous, bell-shaped white flowers. The creamy blooms hang in loose panicles and open gradually along the stem, creating a dramatic vertical display above the evergreen foliage.

Derived from Yucca filamentosa native to the southeastern United States, this cultivar has become a durable ornamental for gardens. It suits sunny borders, gravel gardens, and architectural plantings where the variegated foliage provides year-round structure and contrast.

Light

Full sun to light partial shade

Water

Low to average

Bloom time

Early to mid summer often June to July

Find this plant

Companion plants

Sneezeweed · Barberry · Daisy bush · Blue-eyed grass · Bellflower · Glossy abelia

Design tip

Contrast ‘Bright Edge’s’ rigid rosette with softer, billowing plant forms to emphasize its architectural character. The creamy leaf margins keep that structure visible year-round, while towering summer flower stalks introduce a dramatic vertical accent far above the compact foliage.

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