Adam’s Needle – Yucca filamentosa

Adams Needle Yucca filamentosa

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Host for Yucca Giant-Skipper Butterfly, Megathymus yuccae and Cofaqui Giant-Skipper Megathymus cofaqui

Zones: 10 – 4

Height: to 3′

Soil: average to dry – drought tolerant plant

Water: average

Light: sun to light shade

Bloom color: white

Bloom time: late spring to summer

Propagation: dividing rhizomes or seed

Other: use caution – there are sharp points at the tips of the leaves

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Cofaqui Skipper egg on Adam’s Needle