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Dasylirion serratifolium, the sandpaper sotol, is a spiky, rosette-forming shrub from Mexico that is grown as an ornamental in many warm and dry regions. It needs full sun, sharp-draining soil and little water.
Dasylirion serratifolium, or the sandpaper sotol, is a plant species in the family Asparagaceae, native to the Mexican states of Hidalgo and Oaxaca. It is often in cultivation as an ornamental in other places, including in Europe.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dasylirion serratifolium by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
