Location: Rock Garden/Xeriscape Design

Names:

• Common Name: Adam’s Needle
• Botanical Name: Yucca filamentosa
• AKA: Color Guard Yucca

Description: A 6 ft. flowering stalk rises above 2-3 ft. high clumps of erect, dagger-like, blue-green leaves. The flowers are cream-colored and are followed by persistent seed pods. A tall, stout stem rises from a rosette of rigid, sword-like leaves and bears a loose cluster of white, nodding, bell-shaped flowers.

Best Growing Conditions: Full Sun, Partial Shade; Low Water Demand; Coarse, dry sands

 Landscape Use: Rock Garden, Border – Mixed, Container, Deer Resistant, Salt Tolerant