Chlorogalum pomeridianum – Soap Plant

Soap plant is a perennial grass native to California that has flexible and wavy blue-green leaves that rise from a fibrous underground bulb in late fall. The star-shaped, lily-like flowers arrive in spring and open late in the afternoon to be pollinated by insects in the evenings. The flowers are around 1-inch long and grow on branching stalks that reach up to 8-feet.

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Blooms: May – Aug

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Habitats

• grasslands
• coastal sage scrub
• foothill woodlands
• pine and mixed evergreen forests
• chaparral

Microhabits

• dry, open areas
• below 5,000 feet elevation