{"product_id":"dasylirion-wheeleri-desert-spoon","title":"Dasylirion wheeleri - Desert Spoon","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eDasylirion wheeleri\u003c\/strong\u003e, commonly known as the Desert Spoon or Sotol, is an evergreen rosette plant from the Chihuahuan and Sonoran deserts. Hundreds of narrow, blue-grey, saw-toothed leaves radiate from a short woody trunk to form a near-perfect sphere, each leaf ending in a fine fibrous brush.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a slow, architectural plant that needs no shaping and holds its geometry through the worst of the summer. Specifiers use it in gravel gardens, courtyards and lit planters where a strong, static form is wanted at low level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1 to 1.5 metres as a rosette, with a flower spike to 5 metres when mature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1.5 to 2 metres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to\u003c\/strong\u003e: The south western United States and northern Mexico\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Narrow blue-grey leaves to one metre long, edged with fine curved teeth and tipped with a fibrous brush; evergreen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth rate\u003c\/strong\u003e: Very slow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConditions\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil\u003c\/strong\u003e: Requires sharply drained sandy, gravelly or rocky soils; will rot in heavy or poorly drained ground\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight\u003c\/strong\u003e: Full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater\u003c\/strong\u003e: Very low; strongly drought-tolerant and easily killed by overwatering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClimate\u003c\/strong\u003e: Thrives in hot arid and semi-arid regions and is notably cold-hardy for a desert rosette plant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Features\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm\u003c\/strong\u003e: Dense spherical rosette on a short trunk, holding a precise geometry with no pruning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUses\u003c\/strong\u003e: Gravel and xeriscape gardens, courtyard and podium planters, median and roundabout accents, lit feature planting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing\u003c\/strong\u003e: Plant 1.5 to 2 metres apart so each rosette is read as an individual form\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow Maintenance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Remove only the spent flower spike and any dead lower leaves; never trim the leaf tips\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePest Resistance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Very few pest or disease problems where drainage is sharp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrought Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Exceptionally drought-tolerant, holding condition through long rainless periods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrost Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Tolerates frost well below the range of most desert rosette plants\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeasonal Appeal\u003c\/strong\u003e: Mature plants throw a tall narrow flower spike of small cream flowers in summer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Desert Spoon gives an exact architectural form on almost no water, and it is one of the few feature plants that looks the same in August as it does in March.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ornatec International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46452562985156,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/0493\/5108\/files\/placeholder-succulent_0e2a1e07-685d-4bd7-a092-848d07a4821a.png?v=1785211157","url":"https:\/\/ornatecinternational.com\/products\/dasylirion-wheeleri-desert-spoon","provider":"Ornatec International","version":"1.0","type":"link"}