Adam's needle and thread (Yucca filamentosa) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae native to the southeastern United States. It is an evergreen shrub valued in horticulture. Usually trunkless, it is multisuckering with about 30 inches long, filamentous, blue-green, strappy leaves. Plant bears clusters of pendulous cream flowers in early summer. It is most commonly found in sandy soils, especially in beach scrub and dunes, but also in fields, barrens, and rocky slopes, though it grows well also in silt or clay soils. Vertical | Outdoors | Plant | Caterpillar | Animal Family