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Dasylirion wheeleri
Also known as:
- Dasylirion wheeleri [select form]
- Sotol
- Desert Spoon
Plant Type
cactus / succulent
Zones
7a-11
Size
H:3'-8'
W:4'-5'
Growing Conditions
Soil Needs:
adaptable, well-drained
Water Needs:
low, drought tolerant
Sun Exposure:
sun, light/bright shade
Features
Flowers:
tan
Foliage:
evergreen, silver / gray / blue
Wildlife:
deer resistant
Flowering Time:
summer
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Portland, Oregon
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Cistus Nursery
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Williams, Oregon
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Annie's Annuals & Perennials
Richmond, California
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Annie's Annuals & Perennials
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Berkeley, California
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Cactus Jungle
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Las Vegas, Nevada
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Moon - Sun Cactus & Koi Gardens
Location
6430 McGill Ave.Las Vegas, Nevada
702) 645-2032
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Austin, Texas
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Far South Wholesale Nursery
Location
1141 Penion DriveAustin, Texas
512-291-4648
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Raleigh, North Carolina
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Plant Delights Nursery, Inc
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Mail Order NurseryZEPHYRANTHES
Midland, Western Australia
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ZEPHYRANTHES
Climatically appropriate plants for Perth gardens
Location
78 Great Northern HwyMidland, Western Australia
(08) 9250 3682
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This surprisingly hardy yucca relative is absolutely exquisite! Each dramatically architectural, deer-resistant clump will grow 3' tall x 4' wide with long, powder-blue, gently twisting leaves. The spines are on the sides of the leaf...not the tips. Instead, the end of each leaf forms a little cowlick curl...like Elvis used to have (I mean, like Elvis STILL has...somewhere!). If you are having trouble imagining this, think of a giant, blue-braided Afro. Mature clumps are topped in summer by thick, bean pole-like flower scapes to 10' tall. The hardiness of sotol is related to keeping the crown of the plant dry during the winter.
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Description by: Moon - Sun Cactus & Koi Gardens
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Full Sun. Outdoor. Insignificant White Flowers on 6-15' stalk.
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The best known and one of the more spectacular of the genus, these trunk-forming denizens of southeast Arizona to southern New Mexico and south into Sonora can grow as tall as 8' with 4-5' rosettes of very pretty gray-blue, adorned with small golden teeth and threadlike filifers at the leaf ends. Beautiful when back lit. Not fussy about water or soil though would rather not sit in winter wet. Great container specimens. This high elevation collection from southeastern Arizona should be frost hardy into the 0 to 10 °F range, USDA zone 7, especially in bright light with good air circulation and very well-drained soil. Said to be deer resistant. [select form]
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Narrow 1"x 3' sword-like leaves clumped on a 3' trunk have been used for everything from baskets & thatch to paper; a 9-15' spike of flowers is followed by a seed head used for alcohol ('sotol') ; cattle feed. S/D/GD
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Dasylirion acrotrichum
Plant Type
perennial, cactus / succulent
Zones
8a-10b
Size
H:4'-6'
Dasylirion aff. leiophyllum
Plant Type
cactus / succulent
Zones
7a-12
Size
H:4'-6'
W:4'
Dasylirion berlandieri
Plant Type
shrub, cactus / succulent
Zones
8a-10b
Size
H:4'
W:4'
Dasylirion leiophyllum IB280
Plant Type
perennial, cactus / succulent
Zones
6a-10b
Size
Dasylirion longissimum
