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Texas Sacahuista
Nolina texana
Texas sacahuista is an evergreen, clump-forming perennial from the desert Southwest, grown for its dense mound of narrow, firm-textured leaves and low-maintenance drought tolerance. Slender flower stalks rise above the foliage in spring, carrying clusters of small white flowers that attract butterflies. It thrives in rocky, well-drained soil, including limestone and caliche ground, and needs almost no supplemental water once established.
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Growing profile
- Sun
- Full Sun · Partial Sun · Shade
- USDA zone
- USDA 7
- Soil
- Sand · Loam · Clay
- Moisture
- Dry
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Shrub- Soil pH
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- Plant type
- Perennial
- Mature height
- 18–30 in
- Mature spread
- 3–4 ft
- Plant spacing
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- Root type
- Not yet recorded
- Spread pattern
- Seed
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