Origin: US Native

Other Common Names: Soapwell, Bear Grass, Great Plains Yucca

Duration: Perennial

Bloom Time: Spring

Height: 24” to 48”

Spacing: 24” to 48”

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.

Seeds Per Oz: 1800

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.