Dasylirion wheeleri Apache Junction Monarda each highlighted by small cinnamon

each highlighted by small cinnamon specks

rich green fronds boast petticoats on both the end of each pinnae and the end of each frond

clothed in green leaves which are heavily spotted yellow

starting in late February with 6" tall stalks of small mauve flowers

The pale green glows in the winter garden

Dasylirion wheeleri Apache Junction Monarda each highlighted by small cinnamon(aka Dasylirion wheeleri KJS 334) This selection of Wheeler's sotol is from a Kenton Seth seed collection west of Apache Junction, AZ, where it grows on red sandstone among scrubby pines and junipers. These seeds are from a population with smaller than normal heads of powder blue foliage.