Plant Profile

Yucca filamentosa (Adam's Needle)

Clump-forming shrub, stemless with basal rosettes Leaves are lance-shaped, rigid, dark green up to 75cm long, margined with curly white threads. Bell-shaped white flowers, 5cm long, tinged green or cream, are borne in upright panicles, can reach up to 2m or more long, in mid- and late summer.The flowers are fragrant. Full sun and well-drained, average to poor, sandy loam are best for this resilient plant, and little care and maintenance are needed to keep it performing well.

Landscape Information
Botanical Description
Horticulture Management

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Pronunciation: YUK-uh fil-uh-men-TOH-suh
Plant type: Shrub
Origin: Eastern United States
Heat Zones: 5 to 16

Hardiness Zones: 5 to 13
Uses: Specimen, Border Plant, Container, Wildlife, Ground cover
Size/Shape

Growth Rate: Moderate

Tree Shape: Upright

Canopy Symmetry: Symmetrical

Canopy Density: Dense

Canopy Texture: Coarse

Height at Maturity: 0.5 to 1 m

Spread at Maturity: 0.5 to 1 meter

Time to Ultimate Height: 10 to 20 Years

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By Kurt Stüber [1] [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons
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Foliage

Leaf Arrangement : Spiral

Leaf Venation: Parallel

Leaf Persistance: Evergreen

Leaf Type: Simple

Leaf Blade: 50 - 80

Leaf Shape: Linear

Leaf Margins: Entire

Leaf Texture: Coarse

Leaf Scent: No Fragance

Color(growing season): Blue-Green

Color(changing season): Green
Flower

Flower Showiness: Yes

Flower Size Range: Over 20

Flower Type: Panicle

Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)

Flower Scent: Pleasant

Flower Color: White, Pink

Seasons: Spring, Summer
Trunk
Fruit

Fruit Type: Achene/Akene

Fruit Showiness: Yes

Fruit Color: Green, Brown

Seasons: Spring, Summer

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Tolerance

Frost Tolerant: Yes

Heat Tolerance: No

Drought Tolerance: No

Salt Tolerance: Good
Requirements

Soil Requirements: Loam, Sand

Soil Ph Requirements: Neutral, Alkaline

Water Requirements: Moderate

Light Requirements: Full
Management

Toxicity: No

Invasive Potential: No

Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No

Pruning Requirements: Little needed, to develop a strong structure

Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No

Surface Rooting: No

Edible Parts: None

Plant Propagation: Seed, Rhizomes