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Adam's Needle Yucca
Yucca filamentosa · Succulent
Adam's Needle Yucca is a moderate-growing succulent, hardy in USDA zones 5-10, that matures to about 4–8 ft × 2–3 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect white blooms in summer. It attracts hummingbirds, moths and small mammals, stands up well to deer, drought and erosion and grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 5-10
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 4–8 ft × 2–3 ft
- Spacing
- 3–6 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry
- Foliage
- Yellow, Green, Variegated
- Bloom color
- White
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Attracts
- Hummingbirds, Moths, Small mammals, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Erosion, Heat, Rabbits, Salt, Pollution
- Toxic to
- Dogs, Cats, Horses
- Native to
- Central and eastern United States
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