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Dasylirion wheeleri
'Desert Spoon'
[ Agavaceae ] [ Mexico ]
A large species, native to the southeastern USA and northern Mexico that forms a robust trunk to about 1.5 m (5 ft.) tall and has a large crown of straplike, thorny, blue leaves. It demands a well drained, sunny site and is very hardy to drought and even severe freezes.
Dasylirion wheeleri

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Flowering plant . Palm alike Plant . Succulent Plant .
Habitat
zone 9a = Winter minimum temperature -7C to -4 C (20F � 25F)
Deserts or Arid Areas


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Resitant to salty sea air
Drought-Tolerant
Small plant
Colored leaves

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Cultivation
Substrate
Temperature during winter

1 soil + 2 humus

Indoor during winter temperature min. 17C
Lighting
Watering during automn-winter

Sunny

Rarely ( when the substrate is dry )
Watering during hot season
Fertilizer during growth

Regularly but without excess, and especialy during summer

Regularly but with spacing
Pruning
Repotting
No pruning
Repot every year if possible

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