Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Succulent
Tree
Origin
Southeastern United States
Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia
Types
Golden Sword, Ivory Tower, Color Guard
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Number of Varieties
153
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40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, Hot climate regions
Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-1010-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
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12-9
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H2, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.00 cm1,370.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm1,520.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Several shades of Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Maple shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Late Summer, Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site, Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings
Water daily during growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Less Watering
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
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Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Do not let fertilizers touch the leaves, Less fertilizing
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial Blight, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot
Aphids, Insects
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, Flies
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Nausea, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden
Beauty Benefits
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For treating wrinkles, Moisturizing, used as a dye
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Shadow Tree
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Cramps, Dermatitis
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root
Bark, Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes
Can be made into a herbal tea, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Sauces, Used as firewood
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cottage garden
Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
Yucca filamentosa
ALEURITES moluccanus
Common Name
Adam's needle, common yucca, Spanish bayonet, bear-grass, needle-palm, silk-grass, and spoon-leaf yucca
Candleberry, Candlenut, Kukui
In Hindi
Adam's needle
Aleurites moluccanus
In German
Fädige Palmlilie
Lichtnussbaum
In French
Yucca filamentosa
Aleurites moluccana
In Spanish
Yucca filamentosa
Aleurites moluccanus
In Greek
Adam's Needle
Aleurites moluccanus
In Portuguese
Adam's Needle
Nogueira-de-iguape
In Polish
Jukka karolińska
Nogueira-de-iguape
In Latin
Adam's Needle
Aleurites moluccanus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Euphorbiales
Family
Agavaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Yucca
Aleurites
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
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Aleuritideae
Subfamily
Agavoideae
Crotonoideae
Number of Species
3050
1
27800
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