| Common Name | Adam's needle |
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| Family | Agavaceae |
| Genus | Yucca |
| species | rostrata |
| Plant Type | Perennial |
| US Patent # | -- |
| EU Grant # | -- |
| Bloom Time | August |
| Flower Color | White |
| Foliage Color | Green, Blue |
| Dormancy | -- |
| Exposure | Full Sun |
| Growth Habit | Clumping, Upright |
| Growth Rate | Slow |
| Hardiness Zone | 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 |
| How Different? | It has baby blue colored, short leaves. |
| Landscape Value | Sunny entry, as an accent, or in a container. Tolerates drought and will grow in parking strips! |
| Most Active Growing Season | Summer |
| Persistence | Evergreen |
| Size (HT/W/FL HT) | 16" / 16" / 36" |
| Soil (Garden) | Well drained, average mineral. |
| Water (Garden) | Low water needs. Drainage a necessity. |
| Special Uses | Cut Flower, Deep South, Deer Resistant, Hummingbird Attractor, Low Water Usage, Winter Color |
| Comments | This plant prefers low winter rainfall. Will not flower until mature, which can be 3-6 years or more. |
Yucca ‘Sapphire Skies’
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*** PLEASE NOTE ***
This plant is no longer for sale directly from TERRA NOVA® Nurseries. However, it may still be available through one of our Licensees or Retail Sources. |
A vigorous selection with elegant powder blue leaves which hold their color year-round. Over the years it will form an upright, unbranched tree with a stout trunk to about 4'. The hardiest of the trunk forming Yuccas. Another rare and exciting plant find brought to us from our friends at Cistus Nursery.
USDA Hardiness Zone(s): 5-11
Size (HT/W/FL HT): 16″ / 16″ / 36″
Exposure: Full Sun
Bloom Time(s): August
| Water (Greenhouse) | Moist soil, with drip irrigation. Prevent wet foliage. |
| EC | 0.5 – 2.5 |
| pH | 6.0 – 7.2 |
| Fertility Needs | 75 – 100 ppm |
| Notes | — |
| Finish Time to 4″ | 12 – 16 weeks |
| Finish Time to Gallon | — |
| Day Length for Flowering | Long Day |
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