| Description: For sheer ease of maintenance, it is hard to find a better plant than Bear Grass. This clean accent plant is a great choice for planting around water features. Native to the Southwest, this grass-like plant forms a clump to five feet tall by seven feet wide. Bear Grass is not only very heat- and drought-tolerant, but is evergreen as well. The long, slender green leaves are leathery, with finely toothed margins. The leaf tips fray to form highly ornamental curlicues. In the summer, Bear Grass sends up tall stalks of flowers.
Maintenance: Low maintenance and low water use. Bear grass is adaptable and tolerates full sun or part shade exposures. The main requirement is well-drained soil. Spent flower stalks can be cut anytime. |
