Adam's Needle (Yucca filamentosa)

Adam's Needle (Yucca filamentosa)Hardy, North American perennial Tall spikes of creamy white, bell shaped flowers in early summer; distinctive, sword like leaves in dense rosettes Origin: United States Native to the southeastern United States, Yucca filamentosa was introduced to gardens by 1675, and was then known as Silk Grass or Bear Grass. Thomas Jefferson included Beargrass in a list of Objects for the Garden at Monticello in 1794. Fiber obtained from the leaves is one of the

gardenia-like blossoms

x hybridus

Description: Curious

calling him "the greatest man and ornament of the age and country in which he lived

Thomas Jefferson first planted Sea Kale seed at Monticello in 1809 and continued cultivating this vegetable until 1822

The two shared words of elation and rejection

When first introduced in 1714

moist shade

two qualities lost with the development of modern Tulip cultivars

The dogwood motif is a fitting tribute to Virginia's state flower and tree

herbaceous perennial flower - Nodding

At least eight species of sweet-scented geraniums were introduced to America from southern Africa between 1770 and 1820