| Description | A native prairie plant that produces unique flower structures. A very interesting addition to any garden. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Wild Flowers |
| Hardiness Zone | at least #5 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average to dry |
| Soil & Site | moist or dry sandy soils open woods |
| Flowers | round globular, subtended by whitish, pointed bracts, mid-July to mid-August |
| Fruit | green spiny globose fruiting structures, turn into an unique white, ghost-like spiny ball |
| Leaves | Yucca-like, parallel veined |
| Roots | tap root |
| Dimensions | 3-4 feet tall |
| Maintenance | can be an aggressive seeder, fall planting may be best, may need support since it tends to flop |
| Propagation | seeds or division |
| Native Site | Native to dry mesic prairies. Reported to tolerate limey soils. |
| Misc Facts | Native to North American prairies. Species name "yuccifolium" is in reference to the Yucca like leaves. A tea brewed from the roots was used to treat snake bites along with a host of other aliments. |
| Notes & Reference | #09-The Prairie Garden (J. Robert Smith with Beatrice Smith), #69-Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada, Prairie Nursery Catalog |
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