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    YUCCA filamentosa
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    YUCCA filamentosa

    Commonly known as Adam's needle, Silk grass, Spoonleaf yucca

    Dwarfish yucca with white flowers
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    2 to 3 Litre   - Click to view photo
    Delivery Information
    Available late spring to early summer 2026
    £18.50 each 
    Available late spring to early summer 2026 - Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
     
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    • Architectural interest
    • Pests & Diseases
      Aphids on flowers, leaf spot
    • Place of origin
      USA (New Jersey to Florida)
    • Evergreen
      Basal rosettes of rigid leaves to 75cm (30in) long margined with curly white threads
    • White
    • Bell/Lantern
      Nodding, bell-shaped, 5cm (2in) long
    • Panicles
      Upright panicles to to 2m (6½ft)
    • Coastal / windswept
      Suitable for coastal gardens
    • Patio / pot plants
    • Suitable for small gardens
    • Town garden
    • Fully hardy
    • Entire
    • Oblanceolate
    • Height
      75cm (30in)
    • Spread
      1.5m (5ft)
    • Dwarf shrub
      Typically only grows to a maximum of one or two feet in height but there will be some exceptions.
      Clump-forming, stemless or almost so
    • Hardy - cold winter
      Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Winter Seasonal Interest
    • Well drained, dry, poor to moderately fertile soil
    • Full sun
    • harmful if eaten
      Pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, notably cats, dogs
    • may cause skin allergy
      People
    • Rabbit Resistant
    • Mature Size
      75cm (30in)
      Dwarf Shrub - guide for size not form Watering Can
        1.5m (5ft)
       
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    varieties

    YUCCA filamentosa 'Bright Edge'
    Leaves with a narrow golden-yellow margin
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £18.50

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