{"title":"Dasylirion","description":"\u003cp\u003eDasylirion, also known as sotol plants, are little-known, easy-to-grow yucca relatives that are among the most beautiful natives of the Southwest US and northern Mexico. Their structural form, wonderful foliage colors, heat and drought tolerance, and surprising hardiness make dasylirion a great choice for blending into a variety of garden settings. Like the agaves, some of our dasylirion offerings are from wild-collected seed sources. Unlike \u003ca title=\"agaves\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/agave\"\u003eagaves\u003c\/a\u003e, dasylirions don't die after flowering.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eLike many high altitude desert plants, dasylirion tolerates our cold winters as long as the soil is kept relatively dry. We recommend a raised bed for your sotol plant so that water drains freely. Dasylirion leaves are similar to narrow \u003ca title=\"Read more about Yucca\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/blogs\/articles\/yucca-plants-tips-for-growing\"\u003eYucca\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca title=\"Bear Grass\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/bear-grass-nolina\"\u003eBear Grass\u003c\/a\u003e leaves except that sotol plants have has spines along the edge of the leaf, not the tip. Sotol plant leaves are generally green but some species such as Dasylirion wheeleri, Dasylirion berlandieri, and Dasylirion glaucophyllum have bluish leaves. Not surprisingly, the spiny sotol plants are deer-resistant. Dasylirion plants produce tan flower spikes that add a nice vertical component to the garden. When you are ready to buy dasylirion (sotol plant) for your sun garden, check out our list of dasylirion for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dasylirion-wheeleri-payson-giant","title":"Dasylirion wheeleri Payson Giant","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Dasylirion wheeleri A4AZ-019) This form of the wonderful Dasylirion wheeleri comes from seed we collected near the town of Payson in Gila County, Arizona. This amazing 7' tall specimen sotol had a 3' tall trunk on the normally trunkless Dasylirion wheeleri. Either this plant was really, really old, or was truly genetically different and will produce other trunked individuals...we don't know. If you try one, we'd love to hear back from you in a couple of decades if yours produces a trunk.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21028557957,"sku":"8424","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Dasylirion-wheeleri-Payson-Giant.i-8424.s-62289.r-1_f1c562e3-323c-43d3-aaf5-f20f7a40d02c.jpg?v=1791900162"},{"product_id":"dasylirion-leiophyllum-chaves","title":"Dasylirion leiophyllum Chaves","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe are thrilled to offer this late David Salman collection of green sotol from one of the coldest sites in the Guadalupe Mountain range where Dasylirion leiophyllum is known to exist...a solid cold Zone 5 location in Chaves County, New Mexico at 5,450' elevation. In 1962, this region recorded -24 degrees F...that's cold! Additionally, this area also receives summer monsoons, so those of us looking for wet tolerant southwest plants, this is a dream come true. The architectural 4' tall x 5' wide green rosettes are composed of spiny-edged, long green leaves, and when mature, topped by 12' spikes of tan flowers that resemble torches made from oatmeal.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39365158895703,"sku":"16042","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Dasylirion-leiophyllum-Chaves.i-16042.s-66504.r-1.jpg?v=1790865922"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/collections\/Dasylirion-leiophyllum-Chaves-1900x350b.jpg?v=1683043146","url":"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/dasylirion-sotol.oembed","provider":"Plant Delights Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}