Adam's Needle Yucca
Yucca filamentosa
Agavaceae (Agave Family)
Yucca filamentosa: Adam=s Needle Yucca
Location on campus: south of Art Annex, at south end of yew hedge, just off Grand.
· medium green, evergreen, simple, linear, spike-like leaves with fibers along leaf margins
· leaves alternate, attached to a compressed stem with foliage height of 1-2' high and all leaves remain stiff
· leaves semi-evergreen
· 4-6' tall flower stalk with panicle of white flowers in late spring, early summer
· Non-trunk-forming yucca; develops multiple offsets with age
· requires full sun and needs dry soil; tolerant of hot areas; very cold hardy