Adam’s needle
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Yucca filamentosa
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Asparagaceae
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Landscape Uses:
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Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also an accent or specimen shrub. |
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Description: |
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Medium to large herbaceous wildflower. |
Height: |
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2-4 feet in height. |
Growth Rate: |
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Slow. |
Range: |
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Eastern and central United States west to Texas and south to Palm Beach and Lee counties. |
Habitats: |
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Dry pinelands. |
Soils: |
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Moist, well-drained sandy soils, without humus. |
Nutritional Requirements: |
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Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils. |
Salt Water Tolerance: |
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Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water. |
Salt Wind Tolerance: |
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Low; salt wind may burn the leaves. |
Drought Tolerance: |
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High; does not require any supplemental water once established. |
Light Requirements: |
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Full sun. |
Flower Color: |
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White. |
Flower Characteristics: |
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Showy. |
Flowering Season: |
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Spring. |
Fruit: |
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Capsule. |
Wildlife and Ecology: |
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Provides moderate amounts of food and cover for wildlife. Larval host plant for yucca giant skipper (Megathymus yuccae) butterflies. |
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