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Adam's needle

Yucca filamentosa

Native yucca supports the specialized moths that pollinate its flowers.

Two rosette plants producing erect panicles of white flowers.
Carl Lewis · CC BY 2.0

MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME

A spot to thrive.

Needs excellent drainage; give pointed leaves space away from paths, and count flower stalks in its full height.

Sunlight
Full sun
Soil moisture
Dry soil / Average moisture
Mature size
3–8 ft tall · 3–5 ft wide
Season of interest
Spring–Summer
Hardiness
USDA zones 4–10
Garden role
Evergreen sword leaves and tall flowers
Hemerocalis fulvaSwallowtail Garden Seeds · CC BY 2.0

ONE GOOD SWAP

Instead of orange daylily.

Hemerocallis fulva

Try adam's needle for evergreen sword leaves and tall flowers.

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Plant profile & growing information Native range: Kew Find a native nursery
Photo credits & licenses

Adam's needle: Carl Lewis · CC BY 2.0
Orange daylily: Swallowtail Garden Seeds · CC BY 2.0

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