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Dasylirion longissimum (Smooth Desert Spoon, Smooth Sotol)

Admired by many landscape designers this specimen plant has fine grass like leaves that are evergreen, it flowers annually by sending up a very tall spike of flowers from its center that is covered is a lot of small flowers that cover a third of its length. after aging the flowers are replaced dry brown fruits. It is best used in open arid regions

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  • By Amante Darmanin from Malta (Dasylirion longissimum Uploaded by berichard) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Amante Darmanin from Malta (Dasylirion longissimum Uploaded by berichard) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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By Amante Darmanin from Malta (Dasylirion longissimum Uploaded by berichard) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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  • By Amante Darmanin from Malta (Dasylirion longissimum Uploaded by berichard) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Amante Darmanin from Malta (Dasylirion longissimum Uploaded by berichard) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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  • By Amante Darmanin from Malta (Dasylirion longissimum Uploaded by berichard) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Amante Darmanin from Malta (Dasylirion longissimum Uploaded by berichard) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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By Amante Darmanin from Malta (Dasylirion longissimum Uploaded by berichard) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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