What is
Life Span
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Succulent
Origin
Southeastern United States
Types
Golden Sword, Ivory Tower, Color Guard
Number of Varieties
15
Rank: 97 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, Hot climate regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-10
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99
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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
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm
Rank: 96 (Overall)
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6350
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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
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10% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants
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
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44% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
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
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All - Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
Flower Petal Number
Single, Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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14% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
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16% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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66% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
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16% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
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24% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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26% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
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51% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
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8% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
Foliage Texture
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
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32% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
Invasive
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9% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
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52% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, Flies
Allergy
-
Benefits
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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58% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
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38% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
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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27800
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