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Asparagaceae
Dasylirion wheeleri
Dasylirion wheeleri
Also known as Dasylirion wheeleri var. wislizeni
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Desert Spoon · Dasylirion · Xeriscape · Desert Plant · Architectural · Succulent · Drought Tolerant · Southwest · Full Sun · Low Maintenance
Desert spoon (Dasylirion wheeleri) is a striking architectural succulent native to Chihuahuan and Sonoran Desert regions, prized for its fountain of narrow, serrated blue-green leaves. It thrives in full sun and extremely well-drained soil, requiring minimal supplemental water and virtually no fertilization once established. An ideal low-maintenance specimen for xeriscape, desert, and southwestern-themed gardens.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 8 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently; allow soil to dry completely between waterings · Every 21-30 days once established
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.6–9
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 60 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Arizona, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, New Mexico, Texas
- Attracts
- Bees, Hummingbirds, Moths
Sources: trefle
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