Yucca, Adam’s Needle Seed

Hardy Native Perennial • Drought Tolerant • Slope & Hillside Stabilizer

Bring rugged beauty and year-round interest to your landscape with Adam’s Needle Yucca (Yucca filamentosa) — a tough, low-maintenance native U.S. plant beloved for its sword-like evergreen leaves and tall spikes of creamy white summer flowers. Perfect for xeriscaping, pollinator gardens, and stabilizing slopes or hillsides.

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🌱 What You’ll Receive

• 25 fresh Adam’s Needle Yucca seeds
• Open-pollinated, naturally grown
• Hand-collected and cleaned (may contain some natural plant chaff)

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🌿 Why Grow Adam’s Needle Yucca?

• Native to the Eastern & Southeastern United States
• Extremely drought-tolerant once established
• Excellent for erosion control & hillside retention
• Attracts pollinators with tall showy bloom stalks
• Evergreen architectural foliage adds year-round structure

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⏳ Seed-to-Flower Time

• Germination: 2–8 weeks (patience required; yucca germinates slowly)
• Plant to First Bloom: Typically 2–3 years
• Yucca grows steadily and rewards you with long-lived, low-maintenance beauty.

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🌼 Growing Details

• Sun: Full sun
• Water: Low once established
• Soil: Well-draining soil; tolerates poor or sandy conditions
• Hardiness: Zones 4–10
• Height: 3–5 ft foliage mound with 6–10 ft flower spikes

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🌾 Planting Instructions
1. Lightly scarify seeds (optional but helpful).
2. Sow on the soil surface and lightly cover—yucca appreciates light to germinate.
3. Keep warm (70–85°F) and evenly moist until sprouts appear.
4. Transplant once seedlings have several true leaves.

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🌍 Perfect For

• Native plant gardens
• Xeriscaping
• Pollinator habitats
• Slope & hillside planting
• Rock gardens and modern landscapes

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📦 Shipping

Seeds ship in a protective packet with planting instructions from Sunshine Valley Garden in Cass County, Missouri.

• Gardens are inspected annually by the Department of Agriculture
• Restricted states AK GU HI PR