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Adam's Needle
Adam's Needle

Lungwort
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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Succulent
Perennial

Origin

Southeastern United States
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Types

Golden Sword, Ivory Tower, Color Guard
Benediction lungwort, Excalibur lungwort

Number of Varieties

1518
0 40000
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Habitat

Dry areas, Hot climate regions
Forest edges, Mountains

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-104-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
8-4

Sunset Zone

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Clump-Forming
Cushion/Mound-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.00 cm25.50 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
Pink, Rose, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green, Gray Green, Silver

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Green, Gray Green, Silver

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Several shades of Green
Green, Gray Green, Silver

Leaf Color in Winter

Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear
Lung shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

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

Growth Rate

Slow
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, 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
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do not let dry out between waterings
Water when soil is dry, when new, water every week

In Summer

Lots of watering
Drought Tolerant

In Spring

Moderate
Average Water

In Winter

Average Water
Adequately

Soil

Soil pH

-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

-
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

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

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
Powdery mildew, Slugs

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

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
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, Flies
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Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Provides ground cover

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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Astringent, Demulcent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emollient, Exoectorant, Homeopathy, Opthalmic, Resolvent

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root
Leaves

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes
Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Cottage garden
Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Yucca filamentosa
PULMONARIA 'Berries and Cream' PP10597

Common Name

Adam's needle, common yucca, Spanish bayonet, bear-grass, needle-palm, silk-grass, and spoon-leaf yucca
Berries and Cream Lungwort, Lungwort

In Hindi

Adam's needle
Lungwort

In German

Fädige Palmlilie
Lungenkraut

In French

Yucca filamentosa
pulmonaire

In Spanish

Yucca filamentosa
Lungwort

In Greek

Adam's Needle
Lungwort

In Portuguese

Adam's Needle
pulmonária

In Polish

Jukka karolińska
płucnik

In Latin

Adam's Needle
Lungwort

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Ascomycota

Class

Liliopsida
Ascomycetes

Order

Liliales
Peltigerales

Family

Agavaceae
Boraginaceae

Genus

Yucca
Pulmonaria

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
Boragineae

Subfamily

Agavoideae
Boraginoideae

Number of Species

3018
1 27800
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Difference Between Adam's Needle and Lungwort

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

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Importance of Adam's Needle and Lungwort

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Adam's Needle and Lungwort. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Adam's Needle and Lungwort 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 Lungwort is Astringent, Demulcent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emollient, Exoectorant, Homeopathy, Opthalmic and Resolvent. Adam's Needle has beauty benefits as follows: while Lungwort has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Adam's Needle vs Lungwort

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 Lungwort 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 Lungwort have 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 Lungwort has no showy fruits. Also Adam's Needle is flowering and Lungwort is not flowering . You can compare Adam's Needle and Lungwort facts and facts of other plants too.