This time of year, hot weather and a busy schedule may have you looking for a care-free, drought tolerant plant to add to your landscape. Yuccas are no-fuss plants that practically take care of themselves, once established. Though this perennial shrub looks like an exotic cactus that belongs in a desert, the yucca species known as Adam's needle (yucca filamentosa) is native to New Jersey and perfectly suited for our dry, sandy soil. This yucca is the perfect coastal plant, able to grow on sand dunes, because it is not only extremely drought tolerant, but is also tolerant of salt spray.
Fond du Lac, United States (Local)



