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Green Desert Spoon
Stout Tooth Agave
Green Desert Spoon

Common name:Green Desert Spoon
Botanical name:Dasylirion leiophyllum

This durable accent shrub prefers full sun and tolerates reflected heat. It develops a short, thick trunk while slowly reaching a mature size of 4' tall by 6' wide. Give it room, as the leaf margins are sharp. A greenish-yellow single erect flower stalk reaches 10' tall in the spring. Irrigate every 2-3 weeks after plant is established, especially during the summer.

Stout Tooth Agave

Common name:Stout Tooth Agave
Botanical name:Agave parrasana

Solitary succulent forms a tight rosette 2' x 2' resembling a cabbage. Stout grey leaves edged with small teeth, sharp terminal spine. Full sun to part shade. Will offset to form a dense colony. Similar in appearance to Agave parryi. Native to Coahuila, Mexico. -Mountain States Nursery

Designer: Christy Ten Eyck

UTEP Campus 15

Photographer: GardenSoft

Soils and Compost:

Practice grass-cycling by leaving short grass clippings on lawns after mowing, so that nutrients and organic matter are returned to the soil.

Water Saving Tip:

Apply a layer of mulch around plants to reduce moisture loss.

Choose organic mulches, such as shredded bark, compost or aged sawdust.

Integrated Pest Management:

Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.