Yucca Carnival

Yucca 'Carnival' – Golden Variegated Foliage | Drought-Tolerant Architectural Plant

Add bold structure and brilliant color to your garden with Yucca 'Carnival', a standout evergreen perennial prized for its golden-yellow and green sword-like leaves. This striking cultivar of Yucca filamentosa forms a dense, upright rosette that delivers year-round appeal with minimal effort.

Perfect for dry landscapes, borders, rockeries, or statement pots, Yucca 'Carnival' thrives in tough conditions and lights up any space with its radiant variegation. In late spring, it sends up tall spikes of creamy-white, bell-shaped flowers that attract pollinators and elevate the drama even further.

Why Yucca 'Carnival' Belongs in Your Garden:

• Brilliant Variegation: Golden-yellow centers bordered by deep green edges for high-impact color
• Architectural Shape: Upright, symmetrical rosette for bold structure year-round
• Drought Resilience: Perfect for water-wise gardens and low-maintenance landscapes
• Spectacular Blooms: Creamy-white flower spikes up to 1.5m tall in spring/summer
• Versatile Use: Ideal for xeriscaping, borders, feature pots, and rock gardens

Care Guide:

• Light: Full sun preferred; tolerates light shade
• Watering: Infrequent—allow soil to fully dry between watering
• Soil: Fast-draining (sandy, rocky, or gritty)
• Hardiness: Tolerates light frost; thrives in various Aussie climates
• Maintenance: Easy—just remove old flower stalks and damaged leaves

Yucca 'Carnival' is more than just a tough plant—it’s a living sculpture that brings structure, contrast, and golden color to your garden with almost no maintenance. Whether featured solo or planted in groups, it’s the perfect blend of form and function for modern landscapes.

The succulent plant housed in the red pot comes in a 130mm diameter container. While the image provides a representative depiction of what you will receive, but may vary slightly because no two succulents are the same. 

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