desert spoon succulent Desert Spoon/ Sotol -- Dasylirion wheeleri – Pans Garden Nursery

desert spoon succulent Desert Spoon/ Sotol -- Dasylirion wheeleri – Pans Garden NurseryA large yucca like plant with long serrated leaves, occasionally producing a large 10 15 foot high yellow, cream colored flower stock which feeds local insect and bee species. It is often used as a center piece in desert cactus gardens. Like many plants in the Agave family, this plant is known for its use in making a specialized, smooth flavored variety of Mescal called Sotol. The plant also had a variety of uses by indigenous people including being

A large yucca-like plant with long serrated leaves, occasionally producing a large 10 -15 foot-high yellow, cream colored flower stock which feeds local insect and bee species. It is often used as a center piece in desert / cactus gardens. Like many plants in the Agave family, this plant is known for its use in making a specialized, smooth flavored variety of Mescal called “Sotol”. The plant also had a variety of uses by indigenous people including being used a source of food, the tough leaves were used to weave baskets and most notably the plant was used as a fire starter, for the flower stocks are the perfect density for starting a friction fire.  

Rosset from short trunk grows 4-6 feet high by 4-6 feet wide.

Light: Full Sun

Water: Very low, excellent for Xeriscapes

Soil: Well drained, Cactus soil

Hardiness: 0-10F , USDA  Zones 7 and up

Type : Perennial