Adam's Needle

Giant Reed

About Adam's Needle and Giant Reed

Adam's Needle

Giant Reed

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Succulent

Grass

1.3 Origin

Southeastern United States

Southern Europe

1.4 Types

Golden Sword, Ivory Tower, Color Guard

Arundo, Carrizo

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Hot climate regions

Saline Soils, Sandy areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-106-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.00 cm18.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm150.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Several shades of Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Green, Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Late Summer, Summer

Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site, Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

From Rhizomes, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not let dry out between waterings

Requires a lot of watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Not Available

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Not Available

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune after harvesting, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Do not let fertilizers touch the leaves, Less fertilizing

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize in early spring

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial Blight, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single, Double

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, Flies

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

allergic conjunctivitis, flushing of face, wheezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bonsai

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Making cosmetics, Skin cleanser

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Agroforestry, Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, soil stabilisation

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emmoiliant

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Bark, Sap

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes

Basketary, Showy Purposes, Used in making musical instruments, Wood is used in construction

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Cottage garden

Container, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Yucca filamentosa

ARUNDO donax

7.2 Common Name

Adam's needle, common yucca, Spanish bayonet, bear-grass, needle-palm, silk-grass, and spoon-leaf yucca

Giant Reed

7.2.1 In Hindi

Adam's needle

नरकट

7.2.2 In German

Fädige Palmlilie

Pfahlrohr

7.2.3 In French

Yucca filamentosa

Arundo donax

7.2.4 In Spanish

Yucca filamentosa

Arundo donax

7.2.5 In Greek

Adam's Needle

Arundo donax

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Adam's Needle

Cana-do-reino

7.2.7 In Polish

Jukka karolińska

Lasecznica trzcinowata

7.2.8 In Latin

Adam's Needle

Arundo donax

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Liliales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Agavaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Yucca

Arundo

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Commelinids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Agavoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Adam's Needle and Giant Reed

Wondering what are the properties of Adam's Needle and Giant Reed? We provide you with everything About Adam's Needle and Giant Reed. Adam's Needle doesn't have thorns and Giant Reed doesn't have thorns. Also Adam's Needle does not have fragrant flowers. Adam's Needle has allergic reactions like Not Available and Giant Reed has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Adam's Needle and Giant Reed and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Adam's Needle and Giant Reed

Season and care of Adam's Needle and Giant Reed is important to know. While considering everything about Adam's Needle and Giant Reed Care, growing season is an essential factor. Adam's Needle season is Spring and Giant Reed season is Spring. The type of soil for Adam's Needle is Loam, Sand and for Giant Reed is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Adam's Needle is Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline and for Giant Reed is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Adam's Needle and Giant Reed Physical Information

Adam's Needle and Giant Reed physical information is very important for comparison. Adam's Needle height is 45.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Giant Reed height is 18.00 cm and width 150.00 cm. The color specification of Adam's Needle and Giant Reed are as follows:

Adam's Needle flower color: White
Adam's Needle leaf color: Green
Giant Reed flower color: Not Available
Giant Reed leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Adam's Needle and Giant Reed

Care of Adam's Needle and Giant Reed include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Adam's Needle pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Giant Reed pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune after harvesting, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Adam's Needle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Giant Reed needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.