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Joanne McKinnon Artist - Photographer
Trees and Shrubs
Adam's Needle
- Genus: Yucca
- Species: Filamentosa
- Family: Asparagaceae
- Origin: Southeastern United States
- Names: Adam's needle, Spanish Bayonnet
- Flowers: Single, in clusters on towering spikes
- Form: Bell-shaped
- Colour: Creamy white
- Fragrant: Yes
- Size: 2" across
- Bloom time: July
- Leaves: Evergreen rosette
- Form: Swordlike with curling filament
- Size: 2.5' (76.2 cm)
- Height: Up to 6' (1.8 m)
- Spread: Up to 4' (1.2 m)
- Soil: Sandy, well drained
- Asset: Drought and heat tolerant
- Exposure: Full sun
- Propagation: Separate pups
- Hardiness: Zone 3 to 9
- Location: Artist garden, zone 4b
- Comments: Garden Journal
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