A striking form and a useful feature plant, particularly amongst softer shrubs and perennials. Adam's Needle has long green spiky leaves in a fan or globe with masses of creamy flowers on long spikes in Summer. Yuccas are generally highly drought tolerant coming from the dryer regions of the Americas as perennials, shrubs and small trees.
- Type
- Exotic
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Water use
- Minimal
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Container
- One
- Size
- Medium Trees & shrubs 3 - 7 metres
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Zones
- Semi-arid with summer rain, Arid interior, Semi-arid with winter rain, Moist temperate with warm summers, Winter rains with dry summers
- Soils
- Sandy, Loam, Clay
- Tolerances
- Frost, Wind, Salt, Drought
- Regions
- Central Highlands Garden, Yarra Valley Water plants
- Shade levels
- Full sun
- Flowering seasons
- Summer
- Colours
- Yellow, Green, White
- Gardens
- Mediterranean Garden, Water efficient plants