Yucca filamentosa (Y. flaccida)

Adam's needle

Photograph(s) by*: RHW

Characteristics

Height: 2-2.5'
Flowers: Jun.-Sept.; white

Conditions *

Light:
Moisture: Dry
Soil pH: 5.5-7.5
Soil type: Loamy Sandy

Habitat

coastal sand dunes; outcroppings on thin rocky soils

Native to

Region: Coastal *
States: MD

Wildlife

*

Notes

flower stalk can rise 5-15 feet above foliage

 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/353.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004