Dasylirion acrotriche (Dasylirion acrotrichum)*

Green Desert Spoon

Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.

Plant Type: Shrubs

Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen

Overall Mature Size: Medium

Also Grown As: Bush

Mature Height & Spread: 5-6' x 4-6'

Natural Growth Habit: Mounding, Rosette

Native To: Mexico

Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water: Medium Water, Low Water

Flower Color: Pink / White

Bloom Time: Spring, Summer

Special Features: Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Cold Hardy / Desert Conditions / Drought Resistant / Fire Resistant/Retardant / Hedge / Interesting Foliage / Seacoast Conditions / Shade Tolerant

Container Sizes: #5

Sunset Garden Zones: 6-24

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7b-10

A Bit More

Dasylirion acrotriche is a slow-growing succulent featuring a stout trunk crowned by dense, spherical rosettes of bright green, ribbon-like leaves with feathery, frayed tips and sharp, spine-toothed margins and red/pink buds opening to creamy-white blooms. Flowers appear on a 10-15′ stalk that persists after flowering unless removed. Uses include focal point, barrier hedge, container, erosion control, xeriscaping. Can be used in seacoast and desert landscapes. Low to medium water use; extremely drought resistant once established. It requires fast-draining, rocky, or sandy soil. Poor growth in deep shade but tolerates light/partial shade. Moderate fire-resistant. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Cold hardy to 10°F.

A Bit More

Dasylirion acrotriche is a slow-growing succulent featuring a stout trunk crowned by dense, spherical rosettes of bright green, ribbon-like leaves with feathery, frayed tips and sharp, spine-toothed margins and red/pink buds opening to creamy-white blooms. Flowers appear on a 10-15′ stalk that persists after flowering unless removed. Uses include focal point, barrier hedge, container, erosion control, xeriscaping. Can be used in seacoast and desert landscapes. Low to medium water use; extremely drought resistant once established. It requires fast-draining, rocky, or sandy soil. Poor growth in deep shade but tolerates light/partial shade. Moderate fire-resistant. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Cold hardy to 10°F.