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: 3-5' x 4-5'
Natural Growth Habit: Rosette, Upright
Native To: Mexico, Southwest
Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water: Medium Water, Low Water
Flower Color: White
Bloom Time: Summer
Special Features: Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Cold Hardy / Deer Resistant / Desert Conditions / Drought Resistant / Fire Resistant/Retardant / Hedge / Seacoast Conditions / Shade Tolerant
Container Sizes: #5, #15
Sunset Garden Zones: 7-24
USDA Hardiness Zone: 7-10
Dasylirion wheeleri is a slow-growing, long-lived, desert succulent featuring s symmetrical globe-like rosette of silvery blue-green foliage. The leaves have sharp, serrated margins that can catch clothes and skin. There are separate male and female plants (dioecious) and the male has creamy-white flowers and the female has flowers tinted greenish or purple-pink. Flowers appear on 10-15′ summer flower spikes that arise every few years. Uses include architectural accent, security barrier, erosion control, container. Very low water use. Requires supplemental irrigation during its first 1 to 2 summers, but is extremely drought-tolerant once established. It is best in well-drained, gritty, or rocky soils. Heavy clay and overwatering will lead to root and crown rot. Prefers full sun for best form and color. Does not do well in dark shade though it can tolerate partial shade. Fire-resistant. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Cold hardy to 0°F.
Dasylirion wheeleri is a slow-growing, long-lived, desert succulent featuring s symmetrical globe-like rosette of silvery blue-green foliage. The leaves have sharp, serrated margins that can catch clothes and skin. There are separate male and female plants (dioecious) and the male has creamy-white flowers and the female has flowers tinted greenish or purple-pink. Flowers appear on 10-15′ summer flower spikes that arise every few years. Uses include architectural accent, security barrier, erosion control, container. Very low water use. Requires supplemental irrigation during its first 1 to 2 summers, but is extremely drought-tolerant once established. It is best in well-drained, gritty, or rocky soils. Heavy clay and overwatering will lead to root and crown rot. Prefers full sun for best form and color. Does not do well in dark shade though it can tolerate partial shade. Fire-resistant. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Cold hardy to 0°F.
