Color Guard Adam's Needle
We may or may not have this in store at Heeman's. Products and quantity vary by season.
| Height | 18 inches (3 feet with the flowers) |
|---|---|
| Spread | 24 inches |
Wow, this is one showy plant, with its succulent creamy white sword-like leaves with green margins radiating from the center of the plant, pinkish in fall; the tall spire of nodding bell-like flowers in summer is a daring bonus, loves dry soils and sun
Additional Information
| Colour | cream |
|---|---|
| Effect | Bold |
| Form | Bell |
| Hold | Rising |
| Period | from mid to late summer |
| Value | High |
| Inflorescence | Spike |
|---|---|
| Evergreen Deciduous | Evergreen |
| Marking Colour | Green |
| Markings | Edges |
| Shape | Sword-like |
| Summer Colour | cream |
| Fall Colour | pink |
| Hardiness Zone | 5a |
|---|---|
| Sunlight | full sun |
| Moisture | dry to average |
| Plant Form | round |
| Plant Origin | native |
| Landscape Application | Accent, Container, Garden, Rock |
| Maintenance | medium |
| Pollution Tolerance | medium |
| Growth Rate | medium |
| Branching | multi-stemmed |
| Canopy | closed |
| Cultivar | Color Guard |
| Family | Yucca |
| Genus | Yucca |
| Species | filamentosa |
| Lifespan | 20 |
| Pruning | late winter pruning |
| Texture | medium coarse |
