Extremely drought tolerant. Winter-hardy. Makes a good evergreen accent shrub, Remove old or dead leaves from trunk for neater appearance, if desired. Propagation: Root division.
Comments
Blooms March-June. Resembling a large clump of grass. 1-3 foot tall spike of small, cream colored flowers opening in Spring and early Summer. Leaves are long, flat, and narrow, with fine saw-toothed edges. Fruit a short capsule about 3/16 inch wide. Native Habitat, in Prairie, Plains, Meadows, Pastures, Savannas, Chaparral & brush country.
References
1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) Miller, George O., Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas 2nd Ed., 2013, pg 48. 3) Wasowski and Wasowski, Native Texas Plants Landscaping Region by Region, 1991, pg. 253. 4) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=NOLI. 5) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Nolina+lindheimeriana&formsubmit=Search+Terms. 6) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=22319&locationType=County&mapType=Normal. 7) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=503961#null, 8) Native and Adapted Landscape Plants, City of Austin and Texas A&M, 2014.