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Adam's
Needle
Yucca filamentosa
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Description:
Adam's Needle is a slow-growing native evergreen shrub that
will stay small, growing no more than about 3-feet-tall. In summer a tall, showy flower
spike emerges from the center of the plant and displays prominently for several weeks.
Yucca can be used as a foundation planting, specimen, ground cover or in a rock
garden or border. This plant is considered mostly allergy free and causes little or
no allergy problems in most people.
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| Common Name: |
Adam's Needle, Desert Candle, Needle Palm,
Spanish Bayonet, Common Yucca |
| Botanical
Name: |
Yucca filamentosa |
| Type: |
Evergreen Shrub |
| Soil
Preference: |
This plant
tolerates drought and salt well. This plant will grow in dry to moist soil. Suitable
soil is well-drained/loamy, sandy or clay. The pH preference is an acidic to alkaline
(less than 6.8 to more than 7.7) soil. |
| Light
Requirements: |
Sun, Light Shade |
| Attributes: |
Attracts
birds and butterflies |
| Pests: |
No serious pests effect this
plant |
| Diseases: |
Leaf Blight, Bacterial Blight
and leaf spot. |
| Care: |
Prune after flowering if necessary. Fertilize with
Plant-tone or Holly-tone approximately April 1st, May 20th, July 4th, August 15th &
October 30th. Keep granular fertilizers off foliage and away from stems and
trunks. Use 1/2 the recommended rate of fertilizer for new plantings. Planting
Instructions: Trees & Shrubs |
| Varieties: |
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Yucca
filamentosa
Adam's Needle
zones (5) 6a-10a
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| Description: Low evergreen shrub with stiffly erect and spreading leaves.
Erect conical panicles are covered with 2-3" diameter yellowish white
pendulous flowers. |
| Bloom Color: |
White |
| Bloom Time: |
June |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
2-4' |
| Spread: |
3-6' |
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Yucca
filamentosa 'Color Guard'
Adam's Needle
zones 4a-10a
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| Description: This is the best gold centered variegated Yucca on the
market! The growth habit is similar to 'Golden Sword' except that the center
coloration brightens to a creamy gold in mid-summer when others begin to fade. White
flowers in spring. |
| Bloom Color: |
White |
| Bloom Time: |
June |
| Foliage Color: |
Variegated green and golden yellow |
| Height: |
24-30" |
| Spread: |
36-72" |
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Yucca
filamentosa
'Golden Sword'
Adam's Needle
zones 6a-10a
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| Description: Green and yellow variegated foliage. White flowers in
June. |
| Bloom Color: |
White |
| Bloom Time: |
June |
| Foliage Color: |
Variegated green and yellow |
| Height: |
2-3' |
| Spread: |
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