tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post742702594218216804..comments2024-03-27T22:40:07.492-07:00Comments on danger garden: Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard' is my favorite plant in the garden (this week)…danger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-75308694208068517952023-08-20T17:19:05.043-07:002023-08-20T17:19:05.043-07:00👍 👍 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-71430005280102364722014-01-19T19:20:49.644-08:002014-01-19T19:20:49.644-08:00I love your Yucca 'Color Guard', and I wis...I love your Yucca 'Color Guard', and I wish I had some in my garden. I keep hoping to find and buy some larger ones. Yours are such a gorgeous focal point!<br /><br />My favorite plant this week is another agave, Mr. Ripple: http://gardeninguptoeleven.blogspot.com/2014/01/mr-ripple-my-favorite-plant-this-week.html<br />Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14441140267067281722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-26110776937537256452014-01-17T21:56:19.468-08:002014-01-17T21:56:19.468-08:00How beautiful, they seem to be like yellow lights ...How beautiful, they seem to be like yellow lights in your yard. I think I have this and will have to go out and look tomorrow. Not sure though, maybe it's green and light green. Hmmm what a great memory! lolCandice Suter.....Sweetstuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439964856042558664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-54485956504202696122014-01-17T11:59:07.901-08:002014-01-17T11:59:07.901-08:00How long did yours take to get that big? I have a ...How long did yours take to get that big? I have a little bitty one and it seems like it'll never size up. Yours look wonderful--you're inspiring me to add some to my front garden.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404180898034770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-68803869214937226182014-01-17T08:38:28.876-08:002014-01-17T08:38:28.876-08:00Oh Gerhard, you can always plant more!Oh Gerhard, you can always plant more!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-51918927247881575752014-01-17T08:38:00.025-08:002014-01-17T08:38:00.025-08:00Wait, let me go take another shot which better sho...Wait, let me go take another shot which better shows the pine needles and cones that litter the sidewalk and street in front of our neighbors house. The ones that wash into our yard, sidewalk, curb-front with every hard rain. Not that I'm bitter about the mess...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-3861098396776874762014-01-17T08:36:09.939-08:002014-01-17T08:36:09.939-08:00I thought you'd approve.I thought you'd approve.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-77635071575520282892014-01-17T08:35:49.877-08:002014-01-17T08:35:49.877-08:00Nice teaser! I can't wait to find out what you...Nice teaser! I can't wait to find out what your fav is!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-35473671548829588012014-01-17T08:35:04.567-08:002014-01-17T08:35:04.567-08:00Oh but I do love the cool yellow of the 'Brigh...Oh but I do love the cool yellow of the 'Bright Star'...<br /><br />Any recommendations for yellow?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-25627888885229292622014-01-17T08:33:00.069-08:002014-01-17T08:33:00.069-08:00Oh you know I love giving spiky advice, especially...Oh you know I love giving spiky advice, especially when it includes advocating for more!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-38650128901550595472014-01-17T08:29:07.996-08:002014-01-17T08:29:07.996-08:00Funny you say that as I know someone who replaced ...Funny you say that as I know someone who replaced her dead yellow phormiums with 'Color Guard' after the PKW's...I do agree, just wish they had the height of the phormiums.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-69578288445713868012014-01-17T08:27:49.876-08:002014-01-17T08:27:49.876-08:00Funny I've never noticed them to look sickly i...Funny I've never noticed them to look sickly in the sunshine, if anything I've thought they looked a little too vibrant and wished they'd tone it down a bit. I do understand though how we all see "sickly" different in plants. For example Fatsia japonica 'Spider's Web' has always looked that way to me.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-2462411912684817402014-01-17T08:24:54.582-08:002014-01-17T08:24:54.582-08:00An added benefit in your climate is that it doesn&...An added benefit in your climate is that it doesn't need much water...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-29168940114248428552014-01-17T08:24:02.236-08:002014-01-17T08:24:02.236-08:00As does your favorite too!As does your favorite too!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-76315599921883813362014-01-17T08:23:28.251-08:002014-01-17T08:23:28.251-08:00Do it! And add a few more for good measure.Do it! And add a few more for good measure.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-24000638622147849822014-01-17T08:22:46.468-08:002014-01-17T08:22:46.468-08:00And it's use as a parking strip plant!And it's use as a parking strip plant!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-75047164007226906382014-01-17T08:10:10.741-08:002014-01-17T08:10:10.741-08:00Mine looks great, too. I love the tinge of pink. I...Mine looks great, too. I love the tinge of pink. I now wish I'd planted more than one.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-73613969379409642492014-01-17T07:46:33.703-08:002014-01-17T07:46:33.703-08:00Love the yuccas, but look at those clean streets a...Love the yuccas, but look at those clean streets and sidewalks! Sorry, to stray off topic, just envious of all that moisture...<br />http://agrowingobsession.com/?p=51018Denisehttp://agrowingobsession.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-28736640851938397992014-01-16T21:53:06.579-08:002014-01-16T21:53:06.579-08:00One of my favorites in all seasons! One of my favorites in all seasons! Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-19471598046916591492014-01-16T17:12:46.858-08:002014-01-16T17:12:46.858-08:00Wow, it shines like a beacon! I love where the lea...Wow, it shines like a beacon! I love where the leaves graduate from yellow to pink, so pretty.<br />My fave has a teeny speck of yellow: http://crmbsgrdn.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/my-favourite-plant-in-garden-this-week_17.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14528403806024368437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-3571442441357710472014-01-16T16:21:32.716-08:002014-01-16T16:21:32.716-08:00With Color Guard looking so good in your garden, w...With Color Guard looking so good in your garden, who needs Bright Star? They are gorgeous. I can't wait till mine looks as good. You definitely need more yellow foliage.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-88259294522897157202014-01-16T12:50:27.138-08:002014-01-16T12:50:27.138-08:00I need your advice, oh spiky one. When you look at...I need your advice, oh spiky one. When you look at my FFU post, do you think the Yucca looks out of place in the general scheme of the Delusional Drive border? I'm noticing how you have 'Color Guard' and (rostrata?) cheek by jowl, and I'm thinking I could add some of those along with a couple more of the wider leaved, bluer yuccas like the one lonely specimen. Maybe here and there along the length of the border for continuity?rickihttp://bannersbyricki.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-63493751351812869822014-01-16T12:29:00.432-08:002014-01-16T12:29:00.432-08:00Gorgeous! These are every bit as lovely as the ye...Gorgeous! These are every bit as lovely as the yellow variegated phormiums and they don't mind a winter freeze! Who could ask for anything more. I'm fond of all the variegated yuccas! outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-39557901285484353252014-01-16T11:20:34.115-08:002014-01-16T11:20:34.115-08:00These look great when it's grey outside, but I...These look great when it's grey outside, but I've always thought they look a bit sickly in bright sunshine. Of course, I think most yellow-leaved cultivars of plants look sickly, so it may just be me.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-65829536021442567672014-01-16T10:02:42.942-08:002014-01-16T10:02:42.942-08:00I've been thinking about Y. 'Color Guard&#...I've been thinking about Y. 'Color Guard' as a replacement for the lime Nicotiana in front of my Prostanthera. Seeing yours has moved me further in that direction. I have one now - in a pot - but its been hard to visualize what it will look like when it's all grown up.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.com