Adam's Needle Yucca
An ideal shrub for home landscaping this small, slow growing evergreen shrub is most commonly used in rock gardens, decorative borders, foundation planting, and ground cover. This shrub causes little to no allergies among most people. The Adams Needle flowers in May or June, during these months a tall yellowish white mountain of small flowers emerges from the stiff, outward spreading leaves.
Common Name: Adams's Needle, Spoonleaf Yucca, Needle-Palm
Type: Evergreen succulent
Family: Agavaceae
Native Range: Southern United States
Zone: 4 - 9
Height: 3 - 5 ft.
Spread: 4 ft.
Bloom Time: Late Spring/early Summer
Bloom Description: Pale yellow/ white
Sun: Full sun
Water: Low water requirements
Maintenance: Low maintenance
Flower: Tulip-like fragrant flowersÂ
Leaf: Blue/green
Fruit: None
Other: Attractive to bees and butterflies
Tolerances: Drought, deer