Adam's Needle (Yucca filamentosa) produces dramatic spikes of creamy white, bell-shaped flowers above dense rosettes of sword-like evergreen foliage. Photo taken at the Kimmel Education and Research Center in Nebraska City, Nebraska.
Adam's Needle (Yucca filamentosa) is a tough, evergreen perennial native to the southeastern United States that has become a popular landscape plant throughout much of North America. It forms dense clumps of stiff, sword-like leaves with distinctive curling white fibers along the leaf margins, giving the plant year-round architectural interest. In early to mid-summer, tall flower stalks rise several feet above the foliage and are covered with dozens of pendulous, creamy white flowers.
'Color Guard'
A popular variegated selection featuring bright golden-yellow leaf centers bordered by green margins. The foliage develops attractive pink and rose tones during cooler weather, providing year-round ornamental interest.
'Bright Edge'
A compact cultivar with blue-green leaves edged in creamy yellow. This selection offers a softer appearance than the species while retaining excellent drought tolerance and adaptability.