Yucca filamentosa

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Yucca filamentosa

Family: (Asparagaceae)

(P) to 6’+.  Adam’s Needle.  A native of Southeastern North America.  Architectural, strap-like, sharply pointed, blue-green foliage with white, thread filaments curling along the leaf margins.  In late spring, a flowering stalk that looks like a gigantic Asparagus spear, rises from the center of each rosette.  Long, conical panicle of nodding, bell-shaped, glossy, creamy white, fragrant flowers are long-lasting.  Fruits are elliptical dehiscent capsules.  Yuccas will form a small colony over time from basal offsets.  One of Miss Jekyll’s favourite accent plants, and ours too.  Well-drained soil.  Sun.  3 & T2