Bigelow Nolina

 

 

Nolina bigelovii

 

 

Agavaceae

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Form: Succulent
Seasonality: Perennial
Size: 8 ft tall. and 6 ft. wide
Flowers: White flowers tinged with green, numerous, to 1/8" long, appearing on upright branched stalk to 8 feet
Leaves: dark green stiff leaves, leathery and rough-margined, narrow, to 4-1/2 feet long and 3/4" wide, in dense, basal cluster
Fruit:
3-lobed seed capsule
Stems/Trunks: erect, woody, branchless trunk to one foot thick
Range/Origin: Southwestern Deserts
Hardiness: Zones 7-16, 18-24

 

CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS:

  • Exposure: Full sun
  • Water: Low
  • Soil: Sandy, well drained
  • Propagation: Off shoots, seed
  • Maintenance: Minimal

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