Yucca filamentosa (Adam's Needle)

grows 4-8 ft. tall

grows in full sun

prefers dry to medium soil moisture

blooms white from June-July

natural habitat: woodlands, forests, dunes, roadsides, and disturbed areas

host plant

resistant to black walnut toxicity (juglone)

deer resistant

companion plants: Anaphalis triplinervis (Pearly Everlasting), Stipa gigantea (Golden Oats), Stachys byzantina (Lamb’s Ear), Andropogon ternarius (Splitbeard Bluestem), Conradina canescens (Wild Rosemary), Ilex vomitoria (Yaupon), Vaccinium myrsinites (Evergreen Blueberry)

toxic to dogs, cats and horses