Sporting sword-shaped evergreen leaves edged in creamy-yellow, Bright Edge Yucca provides year-round interest and makes a striking, deer-resistant and drought-tolerant specimen plant.

• Evergreen leaves
• Plants are very drought tolerant
• Deer resistant

Details

• 12 to 18 in. tall (up to 60 in. when in flower) and 36 in. wide
• Blooms in late spring, bearing striking white bell-shaped flowers
• The tips of the leaves have a sharp point, but the leaves themselves are flexible and easy to handle and work around
• Hardy in USDA hardiness zones 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9

Flowering period

Flowering begins in May in central North Carolina and lasts two to three weeks. Flowers are visited by a wide array of pollinators.

How to grow

Yucca is best grown in full sun, but will tolerate partial shade. Thrives in almost any soil that doesn’t stay wet. Its tolerance for drought is legendary.

Care and maintenance

Adam’s needle is a truly low maintenance plant that thrives on neglect.

Where to plant

A great choice for sunny, well drained locations, dry, exposed gardens, and at the beach.

When to plant

Establishes quickly. Can be planted anytime throughout the growing season.

Spacing

If planting in a group, space plants around three feet apart.

When will my plant flower?

Plants may take a couple of years to flower after they are planted.

Native habitat and range

Yucca filamentosa can be found growing at the edge of woodlands, roadsides, and dunes from New Jersey south into Georgia and Mississippi.

Source and origin

Our plants are propagated by root cuttings here at the nursery.