Yucca filamentosa

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Yucca filamentosa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Yucca filamentosa, Linn. Adam's Needle. Figs. 4021, 4022. Acaulescent: lvs. 1 in. wide, scarcely glaucous, with curly threads: infl. Long-stalked, 4-12 ft. high, usually glabrous: fls. nearly white: carpels with rounded backs. S. C. to Miss. and Fla. B.M. 900. Redoute, Lil. 5:277, 278. Mordaunt, Herb. Gen. 4:258. Rep. Mo. Bot. Gard. 13:8-12, 83. G.C. III. 57:187. G. 34: 605.—A variegated form is f. variegata, and a form with broad stiff spoon-like lvs. is var. concava, Baker (Y. concava, Haw.). Rep. Mo. Bot. Gard. 13:10, 83. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Plant Characteristics
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈	SE United States

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	full sun"full sun" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water:	◍	regular"regular" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.
Features:	✓	flowers, light fragrance"Light fragrance" is not in the list (evergreen, deciduous, flowers, fragrance, edible, fruit, naturalizes, invasive, foliage, birds, ...) of allowed values for the "Features" property.
Sunset Zones:		1-24, 26-43

Scientific Names
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