Yucca filamentosa

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Adam's Needle, Beargrass

Form:	Shrub
Size:	3-8 (12) ft tall by 3-4 ft wide
Life Span:	Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:	White
Fruit Color:	Green
Phenology:	Evergreen
Noted for:	Showy flowers, Interesting foliage

Recommended Uses:

Specimen plant. Low hedge.

Considerations:

The leaves have hard, sharp points.

Propagation:

Seed or cuttings.

Availability:

Native nurseries, FNPS plant sales, Seed

Light:

Full Sun, Part Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

always floodedextremely dry

(Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods)

Moisture Tolerance:

Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Tolerant of occasional/brief inundation such as can occur in storm surges.

Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance:

Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray. Exposure to salt spray would be uncommon (major storms).

Soil or other substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

Wildlife:

Provides wildlife cover

Insects:

Larval host plant for cofaqui giant skipper (Megathymus cofaqui) and yucca giant skipper (Megathymus yuccae) butterflies.

Pollinated by yucca moths.

Native Habitats:

Dry sites. Scrub, scrubby flatwoods.

Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 8A 8B 9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures

Ethnobotany:	Yucca fruit can be cooked and eaten after the seeds are removed; the large petals are used in salads. Fibrous leaves were pulled apart and used for making rope or twine.
General Comments:	Leaves have sharp spiny tips.