- Yucca filamentosa
Taxobox
name = "Yucca filamentosa"
image_width = 200px
image_caption = "Y. filamentosa" Adam's needle, in bloom
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Liliopsida
ordo =Asparagales
familia =Agavaceae
genus = "Yucca "
species = "Y. filamentosa"
binomial = "Yucca filamentosa"
binomial_authority = L.. [Flora, The Gardeners' Bible, ABC Publishing, Sydney, 2005]
Usually trunkless "Yucca filamentosa" is a multisuckering plant with heads of 30 inch (75cm) long, filamentous, blue green strappy leaves. The plant is fully hardy. "Yucca filamentosa" is readily identified from other "Yucca" by white threads (filaments) on the leaf margins. See image [The Gardeners' Encyclopaedia of Plants & Flowers, Readers' Digest, Sydney, 1999]
Flower stems up to 10ft (3 metres) tall bear masses of pendulous cream
flowers , in earlysummer .cite web | url = http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242102062 | title = Yucca filamentosa | work =Flora of North America ]In the wild, "Y. filamentosa" is native to the southeastern United States, as far west as
Louisiana and as far north asVirginia . However, it is widely cultivated and can be found naturalized outside its native range."Y. filamentosa" is closely related to "
Yucca flaccida " and it is possible they should in fact be classified as a single species.Cultivars
* Bright Edge is a dwarf cultivar with yellow-edged
foliage and creamy flowers tinged with green.
* Golden Sword is similar to Bright Edge but larger.
* Ivory Tower has creamy white flowers tinged with green.References
External links
* [http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/species/frame/yufi.htm "Yucca filamentosa" images at bioimages.vanderbilt.edu]
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