Dasylirion wheeleri is a moderate to slow-growing evergreen shrub with a single un branched trunk up to 40 cm (16") thick growing to 1.5 m (4' 11") tall, though often recumbent on the ground. The leaf blade is slender, 35-100 cm long, gray-green, with a toothed margin. The leaves radiate from the center of the plant's apex in all directions (spherical).
The flowering stem grows above the foliage, to a height of 5 m (16 ft) tall, and 3 cm in diameter. The stem is topped by a long plume of straw-colored small flowers about 2.5 cm long with six tepals. The color of the flower determinate the gender of the plant, being mostly white colored for males and purple-pink for females. The fruit is an oval dry capsule 5-8 mm long, containing a single seed.
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Bloom Season
Flower Color
Growth Rate
Hardiness Zone
Mature Size
Sun Exposure
Bloom Season | August to september. |
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Botanical Name | Dasylirion weeleri |
Common Name | Desert spoon |
Dormancy | Winter |
Family | Asparagaceae |
Flower Color | White and purple |
Growth Habit | Spiky |
Growth Rate | Slow growth |
Hardiness Zone | 6 to 10 |
Mature Size | 4 ft 11 in |
Native Area | Northern mexico |
Resistance | 5° C |
Sun Exposure | Full sun |
- Description
- Key Plant Features
Dasylirion wheeleri is a moderate to slow-growing evergreen shrub with a single un branched trunk up to 40 cm (16") thick growing to 1.5 m (4' 11") tall, though often recumbent on the ground. The leaf blade is slender, 35-100 cm long, gray-green, with a toothed margin. The leaves radiate from the center of the plant's apex in all directions (spherical).
The flowering stem grows above the foliage, to a height of 5 m (16 ft) tall, and 3 cm in diameter. The stem is topped by a long plume of straw-colored small flowers about 2.5 cm long with six tepals. The color of the flower determinate the gender of the plant, being mostly white colored for males and purple-pink for females. The fruit is an oval dry capsule 5-8 mm long, containing a single seed.
Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
Bloom Season
Flower Color
Growth Rate
Hardiness Zone
Mature Size
Sun Exposure
Bloom Season | August to september. |
---|---|
Botanical Name | Dasylirion weeleri |
Common Name | Desert spoon |
Dormancy | Winter |
Family | Asparagaceae |
Flower Color | White and purple |
Growth Habit | Spiky |
Growth Rate | Slow growth |
Hardiness Zone | 6 to 10 |
Mature Size | 4 ft 11 in |
Native Area | Northern mexico |
Resistance | 5° C |
Sun Exposure | Full sun |