species
Yucca filamentosa
Adam's needle
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Yucca filamentosa belongs to the family Asparagaceae, also known as Adam's needle, introduced to the UK. It reaches 1.5 m tall and 1.5 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on sand, loam or chalk soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in well drained or dry conditions, and suits exposed or average positions. It tolerates coastal exposure. It flowers from July to August and is evergreen. Its RHS hardiness rating is H5 (hardy, cold winter): −15 to −10°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 1.5 m tall × 1.5 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H5 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Sand, Loam, Chalk
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained, Dry
- Exposure
- Exposed, Average
- Coastal
- Tolerates salt wind
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Evergreen — it holds its leaves through the winter.
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