Adam's Needle

Yucca filamentosa L.

Century-plant family

Plant Type
Subshrub, Shrub, Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
9.0 feet
Flower Color
White
Bloom Time
Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Host Megathymus cofaqui, Megathymus yuccae, Megathymus yuccae buchholzi, Prodoxus quinquepunctella, Tegeticula cassandra, Tegeticula intermedia, Tegeticula yuccasella

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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