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What is

Life Span
Perennial

Type
Flowering Plants, Succulent

Origin
Southeastern United States

Types
Golden Sword, Ivory Tower, Color Guard

Number of Varieties
15 97

Habitat
Dry areas, Hot climate regions

USDA Hardiness Zone
4-10

AHS Heat Zone
-

Sunset Zone
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height
45.00 cm 100

Minimum Width
60.00 cm 96

Plant Color

Flower Color
White

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor

Fruit Color
-

Leaf Color in Spring
Green

Leaf Color in Summer
Green

Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter
Green

Shape

Leaf Shape
Long Linear

Thorns
No

Season

Plant Season
Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate
Slow

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Soil Drainage
Well drained

Bloom Time
Early Summer, Late Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer
Yes

Tolerances
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground

How to Plant?
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings

In Summer
Lots of watering

In Spring
Moderate

In Winter
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH
-

Soil Type
-

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun

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

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

Pests and Diseases
Bacterial Blight, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot

Plant Tolerance
Drought

Facts

Flowers
Yes

Flower Petal Number
Single, Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit
No

Edible Fruit
No

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
Yes

Fragrant Fruit
No

Fragrant Leaf
No

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No

Showy Foliage
Yes

Showy Bark
Yes

Foliage Texture
Fine

Foliage Sheen
Glossy

Evergreen
Yes

Invasive
No

Self-Sowing
No

Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, Flies

Allergy
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
No

Environmental Uses
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses
-

Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root

Other Uses
Decoration Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant
No

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

Garden Design
Container, Cottage garden

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
Yucca filamentosa

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

In Hindi
Adam's needle

In German
Fädige Palmlilie

In French
Yucca filamentosa

In Spanish
Yucca filamentosa

In Greek
Adam's Needle

In Portuguese
Adam's Needle

In Polish
Jukka karolińska

In Latin
Adam's Needle

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Liliopsida

Order
Liliales

Family
Agavaceae

Genus
Yucca

Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe
-

Subfamily
Agavoideae

Number of Species
30

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Properties of Adam's Needle

Want to know the properties of Adam's Needle? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Adam's Needle is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Adam's Needle Benefits are as follows:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Adam's Needle Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Adam's Needle. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Adam's Needle physical information is as follows: 45.00 cm tall and 60.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Long Linear. Also it has following color specifications:

Care of Adam's Needle

Taking Adam's Needle Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Adam's Needle include pruning, which should be done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Adam's Needle

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Adam's Needle is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Adam's Needle is a very important plant from Flowering Plants. There are 15 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Golden Sword, Ivory Tower, Color Guard. This plant's habitat is Dry areas and Hot climate regions and it comes in the hardiness zone 4-10. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

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