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’
*** 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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