Other Common Names: Soapwell, Bear Grass, Great Plains Yucca
Duration: Perennial
Bloom Time: Spring
Height: 24 in to 48 in
Spacing: 24 in to 48 in
Light: Full Sun
Soil Moisture: Dry
USDA Zone: 4a-10b
Germination: No pre-treatment needed. Sow seeds just below soil surface at 75F and water.
This attractive spiky plant produces bell shaped greenish white flowers and is very hardy and drought tolerant! Roots have been used to make soap as well as treat stomach ache, or they may be used as a shampoo to treat dandruff, hair loss, and to kill head lice! Leaf juice was used by Native Americans to make poison arrows.