Adam's Needle Yucca

Sculptural Flowering Evergreen Adam's Needle Yucca

To add a tremendous amount of excitement to your landscape, try an easy-care Adam's Needle Yucca (Yucca filamentosa). These native succulents are hardy across most of the United States. You'll love the look of the handsome, lance-shaped leaves all year long. They'll grow in a sophisticated rosette and act as a showy standout no matter where you place them.

Perfect for novice and experienced gardeners alike, this shrub can develop a tall, thick flowering stem in summer. These dramatic accents are usually between 4 and 5 feet, but some years, you may see a spike that reaches 6 feet or more! The creamy white, bell-shaped flowers can last for a month. Butterflies and hummingbirds love these white bells. The flower spikes do not appear until the plants are five years old.

Adam's Needle Yuccas are just as rugged as they look. They are heat-tolerant, cold-hardy, drought-tolerant, and disease and insect-resistant. The plants have thick roots to store water, so they need little attention when it comes to watering. Try these handsome architectural foliage plants in dry, sunny borders. Once established, these are carefree perennials that may live for 60 or more years. Even if your yard is cold, wet, and exposed, you can grow them as container plants.

Key Features

• Native evergreen shrub stays green all winter
• Grows towering white flower spikes
• Cold-hardy
• Pest-resistant
• Drought-tolerant
• Salt-tolerant
• Hummingbird magnet
• Rugged good looks
• Long-lived, water-wise

Landscaping Uses

Place Yucca as a specimen plant for hot, dry areas in your yard. Especially noteworthy in cold winter zones, this plant definitely draws the eye. Add to Xeriscape, water-wise garden beds anywhere you have plenty of sun and well-drained soil.

• A magnificent partner with boulders and rocks of all shapes and sizes in sunny rock gardens
• Pair with other Succulents and Agave in Zones 7 - 10
• In colder zones, combine with groundcover Sedum, Gaillardia, and other Prairie plants
• Use several in the narrow strip between the street and the sidewalk for high impact
• Repeat Yucca in mixed perennial or shrub borders as a unique and memorable edging plant
• Pair with Rose of Sharon, Crape Myrtle, Potentilla or Spirea for contrast
• Place near rustic or contemporary garden art or driftwood for a low-maintenance focal point
• Combine with Juniper groundcover for a durable, no-care display
• Grow as an incredible specimen in a big container near entrances or patio areas

Care & Maintenance

Plant them in full sun and give them well-drained soil. They won't require supplemental water after the first year in your landscape. Read in-depth about Yucca care and landscaping uses here.

• Planting Time: Plant during moderate weather for best establishment.
• Sun Requirements: Full sun for the strongest growth and bloom.
• Soil Requirements: Requires well-drained soil. Tolerates heat, salt, and poor soils.
• Moisture Needs: Thick roots store water; minimal watering once established.
• Pruning: In summer, after the flower spike finishes blooming, cut the flower stalk back all the way into the main body of the plant.
• Spring Cleanup: In spring, you may see some winter burn on leaves. Wear gloves, grasp the leaf tip, and cut it deep into the rosette. Remove all damaged leaves, and all new, fresh green leaves will soon emerge from the crown of the plant.

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FAQs

How tall do the flower spikes get?
Flower spikes usually reach 4 to 5 feet tall, and occasionally up to 6 feet or more.

Does Adam's Needle Yucca need a lot of maintenance?
Very little. It is drought-tolerant, pest-resistant, and long-lived, with only seasonal cleanup needed.

Does it stay evergreen?
Yes. Adam's Needle Yucca is an evergreen shrub that stays green all year.

Do the flowers attract pollinators?
Yes. Butterflies and hummingbirds love the white, bell-shaped blooms.

Can Yucca be grown in containers?
Yes. It handles cold, wet, and exposed conditions very well and adapts nicely to container life.