Yucca filamentosaL.
Adam ’s Needle , Bear Grass , Common Yucca , Needle Palm , Silk Grass , Spanish Bayonet , spoonful - folio Yucca
Yucca filamentosavar.filamentosa
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house : AsparagaceaeSubfamily : AgavoideaeGenus : Yucca
Yucca filamentosais aboriginal to beach , dunes , and fields from southeast Virginia south to Florida and as far west as Confederacy and southeast Texas .
Yucca filamentosais an ornamental , nigh stemless shrub with a basal russet scab of green , fixed , sword - determine , and sticker - leaning leaves . It can rise up to 10 feet ( 3 m ) tall and form a small dependency over time from basal offsets . The white , filamentous filaments along the foliage border readily distinguish this mintage from other metal money . The leaves can value up to 12 inches ( 30 cm ) farseeing and 1.6 inches ( 4 cm ) astray .
In late saltation , a tall flowering stalk go up from the centre of each rosette , bearing long last panicles of nodding , campana - shaped , creamy - white flowers . The flower stalk can produce up to 12 feet ( 3.6 m ) tall . The yield are elliptical dehiscent capsules .
USDA hardiness zones4a to 10b : from −30 ° F ( −34.4 ° C ) to 40 ° F ( +4.4 ° carbon ) .
Under the right condition , Yuccas are not hard plants to grow . They tend to thrive on a bit of neglect rather than too much attention . They are peculiarly well-situated tooverwater , and inert stems are a sign of too much pee . The good conditions forYuccas admit a sunny turning point with relatively low humidness . They are not prostrate to many pests , although scale can be an publication . Over time , plant will typically lose their downcast leaves ( in nature , they swag , work a skirt around the trunk ) , giving the industrial plant a pleasant " Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree - alike " appearance .
Yuccas are comparatively slow - growing plant that should only need to be repot every other year . They do well , slightly crapper - bound , as long as they do n’t become lowering enough to slant over their containers . Repotting big plants can be difficult , so they can be refreshed with newpotting soilby compass out the top 2 inch ( 5 atomic number 96 ) of the container and adding young soil . During typical repotting , take out the plant from its container and go up one container size . Always utilise brisk potting stain .
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