Xeriscape Landscape Plants For The Arizona Desert Environment
Pictures, Photos, And Planting Information,
Succulents

Bigelow's Beargrass, Nolina bigelovii

Bigelow's Beargrass, Nolina bigelovii. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. April 19, 2008.

Bigelow's Beargrass, Nolina bigelovii	Bigelow's Beargrass, Nolina bigelovii
Bigelow's Beargrass, Nolina bigelovii	Bigelow's Beargrass, Nolina bigelovii

Bigelow's Beargrass Nolina bigelovii, Beargrass Family ( Nolinaceae ), Bigelow's Beargrass. Also called: Desert Nolina, Bigelow Beargrass, Bigelow Nolina, Bigelow's Bear-Grass, Bigelow's Nolina, Palmilla De Culebra, Desert Tree - Beargrass. Originally included within the Agavaceae family, all of the four genera Beaucarnea, Calibanus, Dasylirion, and Nolina are now into their own monocotyledonous family the Nolinaceae. Nolina bigelovii is found in southeastern California through southwest Arizona into southern Nevada and into Sonoran Mexico and Baja California. Bigelow's Bear-Grass develops a stalk up to 10 feet tall. It has leaf margins that are smooth to rough and could be filamentous. Normally it is found at an altitude of about 6,000 feet. Height: 4 to 5 feet, but can be 8 feet tall with up to a spread of 6 feet. Flowers: Its tiny 1/8" long flowers are greenish - white on a terminal stalk. The stalks upper half or two-thirds is branched. Blooming Time: Phoenix Arizona, June to July. Leaves: Dark green firm leaves, leathery and rough-margined. Evergreen. narrow, to 4- 1/2 feet long and 3/4" wide, in a dense basal cluster. Found: Native of, southeastern California through southwest Arizona into southern Nevada and also into Sonora Mexico and Baja California. Elevation: 0 - 6,000 feet in Arizona. Habitat: It grows well on dry slopes and rocky ridges and in creosote bush scrub. Miscellaneous: Photos Taken: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. April 19, 2008. Maintenance: Low. Cold hardy to about 25 F and drought resistant.