Yucca Filamentosa " Adam's Needle"

Yucca Filamentosa " Adam's Needle" host plant

Butterfly host plant for Cofaqui Giant Skipper ( Megathymus Cofaqui), Yucca Giant Skipper ( Megathymus Yuccae)

Pot Size: 3 Gallon

Height: 12" to 18"

 Facts about Yucca Filamantosa host plant:

Description: This unmistakable species produces a 2'-3' rosette of stiff, swordlike, sharp-tipped leaves to 30" long and 4" wide, with curled filaments along the margins. Flowering spikes can reach 6'-8' tall, with large panicles of showy, creamy white nodding flowers, each about 2" long.

* Bloom Season: April-July

* Habitat/ Range: Sandhills and dry forests from Maryland and Kentucky, south through Central Florida.

* Family: Asparagaceae

* Zones: 5 to 10

* Height: 4 to 8 feet

* Sun: Full sun 

* Water: Dry to Medium