Dasylirion micropterum Mitchella amorphophallus)

amorphophallus)

still going strong for us in mid-November

100' elevation near Taipingshan

where we found it growing atop very dry rocky banks with liatris and vernonia

Dasylirion micropterum Mitchella amorphophallus)We are thrilled to offer the recently (2016) described sotol species, Dasylirion micropterum. This new addition for dryland gardens, hails from a narrow range around 9,000' elevation in Mexican State of Coahuilla, on the western flank of the Sierra Madre Oriental. Occurring on alkaline slopes with scrubby oaks, the short trunks (<15") are topped with a 7' wide crown of flat, dark green, ascending leaves. The plants are named (micropterum) for their