Dasylirion serratifolium

🌿 Dasylirion serratifolium – Desert Spoon
📏 Height: 1.5–2 m (leaves) | 🌾 Inflorescence up to 3–4 m
🌵 Spherical rosette of thin, stiff, serrated leaves
🌍 Origin: 🇲🇽 Central and southern Mexico
📍 Ideal for: Arid, rocky, Mediterranean or contemporary gardens | Excellent as solitary specimen or large pot
🌼 Flowering: Summer | 🌸 Tall spike with white or cream flowers
⚥ Dioecious: male and female flowers on separate plants
💧 Tolerance: Full sun | 🌵 Excellent drought tolerance | ❄️ Cold-hardy to –10 °C | 🌊 Good salt tolerance | 🪴 Dry, sandy or gravelly, well-drained soil
🧰 Care: Remove dead leaves at base | 🐌 Beware of spiny leaf margins | 🌱 Slow-growing, very long-lived and sculptural