How to Grow and Care for Desert Spoon - The Spruce
2024年1月3日 · Native to the Chihuahuan desert in North America, the desert spoon plant is an evergreen shrub closely related to the agave. The plants feature serrated blue to grayish-green leaves that are long and slender, with frizzy ends and reddish-brown margins.
Dasylirion wheeleri - Wikipedia
Dasylirion wheeleri (desert spoon, spoon flower, sotol, or common sotol) is a species of flowering plant in the asparagus family (Asparagaceae), native to arid environments of northern Mexico and the southwestern United States.
Desert Spoon - Horticulture Unlimited
This long-lived accent plant grows slowly to form a dense rosette of silver-blue foliage, to 4 feet tall and wide. Desert Spoon develops a stout, short trunk with leathery leaves that have teeth along the margins. The spoon-shaped base gives this plant its name.
Dasylirion Wheeleri Care: How To Grow Desert Spoon
2023年7月18日 · Dasylirion wheeleri in its native desert habitat. Common sotol or spoon is a slow-growing, durable, carefree and drought-tolerant plant native to arid lands. Here are some specific care requirements for this perennial succulent xeriscape plant.
Dasylirion wheeleri (Desert Spoon) - Gardenia
Dasylirion wheeleri (Desert Spoon) is a very ornamental evergreen succulent boasting a perfectly symmetrical rosette packed with hundreds of long, narrow, silvery blue-green leaves tipped with white fibers.
Dasylirion Wheeleri Care: How To Grow The Desert Spoon Plant
Pronounced [das-il-LIR-ee-on] [WHEE-ler-ee], Dasylirion wheeleri has several common names: Desert spoon. Spoon flower. Common sotol. The desert spoon is frequently cultivated to produce sotol, an alcoholic drink closely related to tequila and mezcal. It’s also a popular ornamental plant.
How to Grow Dasylirion - Desert Spoon - Harvest to Table
Dasylirion, also known as spoon yucca or desert spoon, is a drought-tolerant succulent plant native to North America. Dasylirion plants often have a rosette of long, sword-shaped leaves that are stiff and fibrous, giving them a unique appearance.
Dasylirion wheeleri | Desert Spoon Name Growing Guide
2023年6月14日 · Dasylirion wheeleri, commonly known as the Desert Spoon or Wheeler's Sotol, is a sculptural, evergreen perennial. It is characterized by a dense rosette of slender, blue-green leaves. Desert Spoon typically reaches 3 to 6 feet (0.9 to …
Desert spoon - Waterwise Garden Planner
Desert spoon occurs over a large range across New Mexico, Arizona and northern Mexico where it is adapted to heat, cold, aridity and extended periods of drought. This is the most popular species of desert spoon for planting in Inland Empire gardens.
Desert Spoon, Desert Sotol, Wheeler Sotol, Grey Sotol - Texas …
Desert spoon has a dense rosette of graceful, attractive blue-green leaves and a short, woody trunk. It grows in limestone or granite hillsides in the Trans-Pecos and adjacent Mexico, north to New Mexico and Arizona.