Variegated Spanish Dagger

Variegated Spanish dagger is an evergreen Yucca gloriosa cultivar with stiff, spine-tipped leaves striped and edged creamy yellow. It begins as a basal rosette and may develop a woody trunk with age. ## Foliage and flowers The [RHS profile for Yucca gloriosa ‘Variegata’](https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/65193/yucca-gloriosa-variegata-v/details) describes creamy-yellow striped and edged foliage and cream, bell-shaped flowers in broad panicles appearing in late summer and autumn. The [NC State Extension profile](https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/yucca-gloriosa/common-name/spanish-dagger-yucca/) notes slow growth, the rosette-to-trunk form, and flowers visited by yucca moths, bees, and hummingbirds. ## Placement Give this yucca full sun and sharply drained soil. RHS lists chalk, loam, or sand and recommends well-drained conditions; NC State notes tolerance of drought, heat, humidity, and coastal salt spray. Leave room around the sharp leaf tips and use it as an accent or barrier plant. ## Maintenance Remove damaged leaves at their base and trim spent flower stalks after flowering. Keep the crown out of persistently wet soil and position the plant away from paths where its pointed leaves could catch passersby.