Yucca filamentosa 'Red' ~ Red Adam's Needle, Yucca

Yucca filamentosa 'Red' ~ Red Adam's Needle, YuccaAdams Needle is a nearly stemless evergreen shrub with large slightly arching sword like foliage and long curly white strings that can be found at the leaf margins. A cental stalk rises in summer bearing long panicles of fragrant creamy white flowers. Best color with full sun and well drained soils. Surprisingly tolerate of partial shade. Heat and drought tolerant. Yucca filamentosa is a southeastern native that hosts the Yucca Giant Skipper and the

 Adam’s Needle is a nearly stemless evergreen shrub with large slightly arching sword-like foliage and long curly white strings that can be found at the leaf margins. A cental stalk rises in summer bearing long panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers.  Best color with full sun and well-drained soils. Surprisingly tolerate of partial shade.  Heat and drought tolerant.

Yucca filamentosa is a southeastern native that hosts the Yucca Giant-Skipper and the Cofaqui Giant Skipper butterflies.  The nectar provides for hummingbirds and other moths and butterflies, while the berries are eaten by small mammals.

Not much is known about this selection if you choose ‘Red’ let us know what you think!

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low Maintenance.  Water regularly.  Prune as needed immediately after flowering.
LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Gardens, Rock Gardens, Xeriscape, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS:  Rudbeckia, Stonecrop, Tickseed

IMAGE: anonymous, Red yucca 1, CC BY-SA 3.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.