desert spoon
Dasylirion serratifolium
USDA zones8 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterNeeds dry soil
Size3 to 6 feet tall3 to 6 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Desert spoon (Dasylirion serratifolium) is a succulent for borders, containers, and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 8, or down to 10°F (-12°C). This plant likes full sun and dry, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. It is evergreen, drought tolerant, and salt tolerant. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. It grows 35 to 71 inches tall and wide.
Pairs well with Blue beaked yucca, Coral aloe, and Narrow-leaf chalksticks.