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| I have a few yucca colorguard / bright edge. They have wonderful color year round. But they don't seem to "fit in" in the garden. They are such a desert looking plant, and I have more of a lush, cottage garden. I love their long lasting color, but want to place them more effectively. Please let me know how you have placed them in your garden.
What have you found that works for companion plants that will enhance them without crowding them? Photos would be great. THanks! |
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- Posted by echinaceamaniac 7 (My Page) on Mon, Nov 21, 11 at 12:12
| These look so good in front of red roses. I have this rose called "Intrigue." It has a purple tint to the blooms that is difficult to describe. This Yucca stands out with it. The colors just go together so well. I have also seen them with red knockout roses and they look good too. It also looks good with my Nepeta "Walker's Low," Penstemon "Dark Towers," and Mexican Hat Plant and various Echinaceas and ornamental grasses. I have found that they do well even when other plants are up against them. I have to prune my Nepeta away from it on occasion. I think this Yucca is one of the best garden plants ever. The color is so much better than most other plants. For example...The amsonia hubrichtii was the perennial plant of the year; however, it is so ugly compared to my Yucca 'Color Guard.' It did turn a dirty yellow in the fall, but it's floppy and the color didn't last long at all. This Yucca stays nice all year. It has pink tints in it right now because of the cooler temps. |
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- Posted by christinmk z5b eastern WA (My Page) on Mon, Nov 21, 11 at 14:58
| I'm thinking of getting a 'Color Guard' yucca next year for a new bed I might create in the front yard. I plan on mixing the yucca with a lot of ornamental grasses, sedums, and a few other perennials. Perhaps it is the very "sharp" look of the yuccas are contrasting too much with the rest of your plantings? Maybe softening it with lacy or soft textured surrounding plants would help integrate them better? Pennisetum, Nasella, Muhlenbergia, Limonium, Thalictrum, Amsonia hubrichtii, Ammi majus, dill, bronze fennel, Gypsophila paniculata, Nepeta, and Calaminthas for instance. Ruta graveolens is another- the lacy blueish foliage and yellow flowers might be an interesting combo with the 'Color Guard'. Rounded foliage might also be nice paired with it to tone down the pointed foliage, such as with Crambe, Alchemilla, and Bergenia. I found this picture of a yucca in a garden that was rather nice: Yucca in Garden- Garden World Images Just some ideas... ;-) |
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- Posted by donnabaskets 7b-8 MS (My Page) on Mon, Nov 21, 11 at 17:45
| I love yuccas best in pots and on top of pedestals. They are such a natural focal point. They are also great to mark an entryway or exit, one on either side... |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Tue, Nov 22, 11 at 10:32
| how about committing a space.. cover with pebbles.. go for a native desert look.. add some other succulents.. like ice plant[which is not all that aggressive in my z5] .. some sedums.. etc ... 87 thousand pix at the link .. ya got a weirdo in the yucca form.. so go with the flow.. and add the weirdos in the sedum genre .... dont fight the weirdness ... ken |
Here is a link that might be useful: link
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- Posted by gottagarden z5 western NY (My Page) on Tue, Nov 22, 11 at 19:01
| thanks everyone I really love yuccas in pots, however, they would probably not overwinter here unless they were in the ground. I like the idea of pairing them with ornamental grasses, but need to keep lots of space to stop the grasses from smothering the yucca gardenworld images was a fun new site to try out For the immediate vicinity, I think I'm going with Ken's idea of pairing the yucca with sedum - I could have a nice carpet of low growing sedum that would make the space for the yucca to rise up. Too many of my plants would crowd the yucca. The ground isn't frozen yet, but it's probably too late for transplanting now. Just idea gathering . . . |
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| I guess I don't really have a good picture but if you look carefully you can see the yucca in the back. I love the plant but it is definately an accent and you need to work around it. So I made everything around it an accent too! Bright reds, oranges and lots of other variegated plants. Maybe the green of the arborvitae calms it down a bit. Maybe. My wife didn't like this bed a all btw.....  Most of the plantings are annuals so I don't know if this is helpful, and I don't know if I'd like to look at this combo every year in a perennial version, but a brave gardener might want to embrace the bold and try the yucca with some goldsturm rudbeckia and maybe a tiger eyes sumac. Then add a color accent of red or purple... a phlox? but something airier might be nicer. |
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