Dasylirion collection at Juniper Level Botanic Garden

[Meangreen94z]

Juniper Level Botanic Garden is 28 acre garden associated with Plants Delight Nursery. I saw this blog post showcasing the 16 species they have grown, including a few they eventually lost to cold weather(Dasylirion durangensis, Dasylirion longissimum, Dasylirion lucidum, Dasylirion sereke). I didn’t see a reference to low temperatures but in the past 8°F (-13.3°C) was referenced as a low point . A good overall basic reference.
https://blog.jlbg.org/author/tony/

[Meangreen94z]

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[Meangreen94z]

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[westfork]

We picked up some of his Dasylirion leiophyllum 'Chaves' when they were offered this spring. Easiest plant I have ever experienced growing in pots. They had quite the impressive root system too. Will put them in the ground in various terrain this year and hope for the best. But calling them a zone 5 plant may be a stretch. They are probably a plant growing in zone 7a that can take zone 5a average low temperatures on occasion. But in zone 5 you may have to take zone 3 temperatures now and again. Who knows, maybe they are that tough. Time will tell.

Just ordered the Yucca torreyi 'Chaves' collected from the same area. Being that the area can get cold and reportedly has monsoonal rain, might give them a fair chance at survival here.

[Meangreen94z]

Very nice. I saw both of those as well. My climate isn’t quite as challenging though.

[Papahuel]

Thanks for posting.

Interesting they mention (and are doubtful of) sotol producers claim the plant can grow back after harvesting from the base that is left behind, I've seen this written several places with no real proof.

Having grown several species from seed myself the production of sotol (the drink) only seems viable since there are huge wild populations of these plants that have been growing for hundreds (thousands?) of years.

Other than decimating native populations of these plants to increase production of sotol, I don't see how it would be possible to grow these as a viable crop given the time frames that are even more crazy than agave.