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Adam's Needle
Adam's Needle

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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Succulent
Broadleaf Evergreen

Origin

Southeastern United States
Europe, Russia

Types

Golden Sword, Ivory Tower, Color Guard
Symphytum officinale (common comfrey), Symphytum asperum (rough comfrey)

Number of Varieties

152
0 40000
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Habitat

Dry areas, Hot climate regions
Cold Regions, stream banks

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-106-11
0 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
21,22

Habit

Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.00 cm20.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

60.00 cm90.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
White, Light Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Orange Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Red, Green, Copper

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Several shades of Green
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green
Red, Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear
Oval

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Slow
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Late Summer, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Root Division, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do not let dry out between waterings
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Water daily during growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

-
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

-
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Do not let fertilizers touch the leaves, Less fertilizing
14-14-14 Fertilizer, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, can go long without fertilizers

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial Blight, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot
Aphids, Stem spot

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Shallow soil, Sun

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Single, Double
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Fine
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, Flies
Ants, Butterflies, pollinators

Allergy

-
Antibacterial, Peripheral Edema

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
Acne, Beautiful Skin, Reduce Bruises, Remove blemishes

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Fixes Nitrogen

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Asthma, Diarrhea, Obesity, Osteoarthritis

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root
Leaves, Twigs

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes
Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Cottage garden
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Hedges, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Yucca filamentosa
Symphytum asperum

Common Name

Adam's needle, common yucca, Spanish bayonet, bear-grass, needle-palm, silk-grass, and spoon-leaf yucca
Comfrey,Black Root, Blackwort, Bruisewort

In Hindi

Adam's needle
Blackwort

In German

Fädige Palmlilie
Blackwort

In French

Yucca filamentosa
Blackwort

In Spanish

Yucca filamentosa
Blackwort

In Greek

Adam's Needle
Blackwort

In Portuguese

Adam's Needle
Blackwort

In Polish

Jukka karolińska
Blackwort

In Latin

Adam's Needle
Blackwort

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Liliales
Lamiales

Family

Agavaceae
Boraginaceae

Genus

Yucca
Symphytum

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

Agavoideae
Boraginoideae

Number of Species

3035
1 27800
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Difference Between Adam's Needle and Comfrey

If you are confused whether Adam's Needle or Comfrey are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Adam's Needle and Comfrey Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Adam's Needle are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Do not let fertilizers touch the leaves and Less fertilizing, whereas for Comfrey fertilizers required are 14-14-14 Fertilizer, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and can go long without fertilizers. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Adam's Needle and Comfrey if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Adam's Needle and Comfrey

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Adam's Needle and Comfrey. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Adam's Needle and Comfrey as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Adam's Needle is whereas of Comfrey is Asthma, Diarrhea, Obesity and Osteoarthritis. Adam's Needle has beauty benefits as follows: while Comfrey has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Adam's Needle vs Comfrey

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Adam's Needle vs Comfrey and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Adam's Needle are whereas of Comfrey have Antibacterial and Peripheral Edema respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Adam's Needle has no showy fruits and Comfrey has showy fruits. Also Adam's Needle is flowering and Comfrey is not flowering . You can compare Adam's Needle and Comfrey facts and facts of other plants too.