General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Leaves: Glaucous
Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Broadleaf
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Taproot
Suitable Locations: Beach Front
Xeriscapic
Uses: Provides winter interest
Erosion control
Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Seeds or Nuts
Fruit
Flowers
Eating Methods: Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Tolerates dry shade
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Division
Offsets
Other: Rhizome Cuttings
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Monocarpic

Image
Common names
  • Adam's Needle
Also sold as:
  • Hofer's Blue
  • Hoffer Blue

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Location: National Botanical Garden, DC, Virginia :) | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28
Location: February, 2024
Date: 2024-02-25
Location: National Botanical Garden, DC, Virginia :) | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28

photo by: David J. Stang
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2011-07-01
This is a start from the parent plant, reset three years ago. It'
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2011-07-01
Bloom stalks center front and center rear of image belong to Hofe
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2011-11-02
Location: My Northeastern Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2010-06-23

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