Water Needs
Light Needs
Common Name
Bear grass
Scientific Name
Nolina microcarpa
Botanical Pronunciation
no-LEE-ah my-cro-CAR-pa
Plant Type
Accent/Succulents
Deciduous / Evergreen
Evergreen
Special Features
Used by southwestern American indigenous peoples for food, materials and beverages in the same manner as they used plants from the genus Agave and Yucca. Roots used as soap.
Blooms
Spring-Summer
Growth Habit
Clumpy
Growth Rate
Moderate
Average Landscape Size
3' x 4'
Landscape Uses
Erosion control
Care Information
Low maintenance shrub with a grass-like form. The leaves taper and curl at the end adding whimsy to the garden.
