Yucca filamentosa

Adam's needle

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Photo credit: R. Harrison Wiegand, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service. www.dnr.state.md.us
Family

Agavaceae

Region

Coastal Plain

States

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia

Plant Type

Herbaceous

Height

2 - 2.5ft

Spread

- ft

Flower Color

White

Fruit

;

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Soil Texture

Loamy, Sandy

Soil Moisture

Dry

Blooms

June - September

Fall Color

Habitat

coastal sand dunes; outcroppings on thin rocky soils

Notes

flower stalk can rise 5-15 feet above foliage

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The Native Plants Guide

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