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Adam's Needle
Adam's Needle

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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Succulent
Cactus or Succulent

Origin

Southeastern United States
South America, Brazil

Types

Golden Sword, Ivory Tower, Color Guard
Cactus

Number of Varieties

1530
0 40000
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Habitat

Dry areas, Hot climate regions
Rocky areas, Terrestrial, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-1011-12
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
12-1

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Clump-Forming
Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.00 cm25.40 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

60.00 cm30.50 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
Red, Magenta, Crimson

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
-

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Pale Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Several shades of Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green
Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear
Succulent

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring
Spring, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

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

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Heat And Humidity, Heat Tolerance

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do not let dry out between waterings
Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water more in summer

In Summer

Lots of watering
Ample Water

In Spring

Moderate
Ample Water

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

-
Neutral

Soil Type

-
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Do not let fertilizers touch the leaves, Less fertilizing
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial Blight, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot
Bacterial Diseases, Fungal Diseases, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Heat And Humidity, Heat Tolerance

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Single, Double
Single, Semi-Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Fine
Bold

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
-

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, Flies
Hummingbirds

Allergy

-
breathing problems

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Indoor Air Purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root
Leaves

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Cottage garden
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Yucca filamentosa
Hatiora gaertneri

Common Name

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

In Hindi

Adam's needle
ईस्टर कैक्टस

In German

Fädige Palmlilie
Osterkaktus

In French

Yucca filamentosa
cactus de Pâques

In Spanish

Yucca filamentosa
cactus de Pascua

In Greek

Adam's Needle
Πάσχα κάκτος

In Portuguese

Adam's Needle
cacto Páscoa

In Polish

Jukka karolińska
Wielkanocny kaktus

In Latin

Adam's Needle
Pascha Cactus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Liliales
Caryophyllales

Family

Agavaceae
Cactaceae

Genus

Yucca
Hatiora

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

-
Rhipsalideae

Subfamily

Agavoideae
Cactoideae

Number of Species

3025
1 27800
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Difference Between Adam's Needle and Easter cactus

If you are confused whether Adam's Needle or Easter cactus 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 Easter cactus 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 Easter cactus fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season and fertilize in spring. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Adam's Needle and Easter cactus if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Adam's Needle and Easter cactus

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Adam's Needle and Easter cactus. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Adam's Needle and Easter cactus 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 Easter cactus is . Adam's Needle has beauty benefits as follows: while Easter cactus has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Adam's Needle vs Easter cactus

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