Mazhar Botanic Garden

Dasylirion serratifolium (Karw. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Zucc.

Sandpaper sotol

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000739
English name: Sandpaper sotol
Arabic name: دزيلرين
Native: Mexican states of Hidalgo and Oaxaca
Country: Mexico
(PGR): Rare

Evergreen succulent, rosette plant leaves blue green, 90 cm long, narrow serrate flowers  small, creamy-white fruit small rounded winged

Ornamental. great for beds and borders, city gardens, coastal gardens, cottage gardens or Mediterranean gardens.

Yucca serratifolia Karw ex Schult & Schultf, Dasylirion laxiflorum Baker

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Texture: Chalk Loam Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Temperate
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 8 : 11
pH range: 5.6-7.5

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