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.

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USDA Hardiness Zone

-10° F, Zone 5a

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