Adam's Needle Yucca

Yucca filamentosa

Adam's Needle Yucca (Yucca filamentosa) is a medium-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, grows happily in containers.

USDA zones

5-10

Sun

Full sun

Water

Low

Mature size

4-8 ft × 2-3 ft

Spacing

3 feet-6 feet

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

Watch out for

Problem for cats, Problem for dogs, Problem for horses

Native to

Central and eastern United States