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Plant Habit: Shrub
Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F)
Leaves: Evergreen
Variegated
Broadleaf
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Taproot
Suitable Locations: Beach Front
Xeriscapic
Uses: Provides winter interest
Erosion control
Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Seeds or Nuts
Fruit
Flowers
Eating Methods: Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Tolerates dry shade
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Division
Offsets
Other: Rhizome Cuttings
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Monocarpic
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Adam's Needle
  • Spoonleaf Yucca
  • Needle Palm
  • Devil's Shoestring

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Uploaded by Hamwild
Uploaded by Hamwild
Location: Toledo Botanical Gardens, Toledo, Ohio
Date: 2019-10-17
Leaf detail of Yucca filamentosa 'Bright Edge', Bright Edge Adam'
Uploaded by Hamwild
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-05-20

Leaf footed bugs are snacking on the flowers/flower stem
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-01-12
Location: Botanical Garden Utrecht
Date: 2017-09-30
Location: Toledo Botanical Gardens, Toledo, Ohio
Date: 2019-10-17
Mature plant or patch of plants of Yucca filamentosa 'Bright Edge
Uploaded by Hamwild
Location: My garden
Uploaded by Hamwild
Uploaded by Hamwild
Location: Toledo Botanical Gardens, Toledo, Ohio
Date: 2019-10-17
Leaf detail of Yucca filamentosa 'Bright Edge', Bright Edge Adam'
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-06-21
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-06-01

Date: 2018-03-30

photo by: David J. Stang
Location: Botanical Garden Utrecht (Netherlands)
Date: 2017-07-01
Location: February, 2024
Date: 2024-02-25
Uploaded by Hamwild
Location: Home
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: September 2012
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-06-24
Uploaded by Hamwild

photo by: brewbooks
Location: Home
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: September 2012

Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by vic

Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by vic
Uploaded by Hamwild

Date: 2015-04-08

Date: 2015-04-08

Date: 2015-04-08
Location: National Botanical Garden, DC, Virginia :) | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2018-04-03
"Yucca filamentosa 'Bright Edge', 2018 photo, Variegated [Adam's

Date: 2014-07-07

Date: 2014-07-07

Date: 2014-07-07

Date: 2014-07-07

Date: 2014-07-07
Location: Central Kansas (Zone 6b)
Date: 2015-06-08
Receives full sun all day
Location: Central Kansas (Zone 6b)
Date: 2015-06-08
Receives full sun all day

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
  • Uploaded by Joy
Comments:
  • Posted by frankrichards16 (Clinton, Michigan - Zone 5b) on May 3, 2018 6:51 AM concerning plant:
    "Yucca filamentosa 'Bright Edge', Variegated Adam's Needle, USDA Hardiness Zone 4-9, white bell-shaped flowers, Michigan Bloom Month 6c-.

    A smaller Yucca. Leaves edged in creamy white to yellow. Evergreen and deer resistant. Excellent drought tolerance and longevity. Also good in containers. Late spring spikes of white bell-shaped flowers."
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