Botanical Name: Dasylirion acrotriche
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Common Name: Green Desert Spoon or Sotol  
Plant photo of: Dasylirion acrotriche
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Shrub

 

Height Range

3-6'

 

Flower Color

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Leaf Color

Green, Yellow Green

 

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Information by: George Hull MSN
Photographer: Mountain States Nursery

  • Description

  • Notes

Durable accent, Full sun, Tolerates reflected heat. Develops short, thick trunk while reaching mature size 6' tall by 5' wide. Give room, as spiny leaf margins are sharp. Resembles D. wheeleri but acid green and faster. Bloom stalk to 10' The leaves terminate into a wisp of fingers. Native in north central Mexico.