Desert Spoon
Dasylirion wheeleri
A stiff rosette for full sun and gritty ground; standing wet through winter is its usual end.
Light Full sun, with no shade at all.
Water Water sparingly — it handles drought well.
Height 1.2 m
Spread 4 ft 11 in
Spacing 150 cm
Spacing & sowing
- Plant spacing
- 4 ft 11 in
- In-row spacing
- 4 ft 11 in
- Between rows
- 4 ft 11 in
- Square-foot density
- Not suited to SFG
Growing
- Type
- Shrub · Perennial
- Botanical family
- Mixed / other
- Sunlight
- Full sun, with no shade at all.
- Watering
- Water sparingly — it handles drought well.
- Feeding
- One light feed in spring.
- Frost tolerant
- Yes
- Flowering
- June
- Pruning
- Pull off the dead outer leaves in spring, and nothing else.
Through the year
- Mar–Jun Spring Growth
- Jun–Aug Flowering
- Aug–Nov Growing
- Nov–Dec Winter Dormancy
- Jan–Mar Winter Dormancy
Companions
Agave, Yucca, Cistus, Festuca glauca
Pests & problems
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