Texas Sotol

Dasylirion texanum

Hills guide picknative · Hill Countrysold locally

Texas Sotol is a succulent native to the Texas Hill Country that grows 3–4 ft tall and 3–4 ft wide. It wants full sun or part shade and low water, and handles caliche soil. Blooms yellow in Jun–Jul. Evergreen — it holds its leaves through winter. Deer rarely browse it. Good for bees, birds and hummingbirds.

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From our guide

Village of the Hills

Evergreen rosette of narrow blue-green blades with a tall flowering spike. Architectural and unmistakable.

Why it works here

Strong structural anchor for a xeric bed, completely at home on caliche.

Watch out

Toothed leaf edges are genuinely hazardous. Never plant near a path or where children play.

The facts

7 sources

Type: Succulent
Sun: Full sun to part shade (3+ hrs)
Water: Low
Height: 3–4 ft
Spread: 3–4 ft
Bloom: Jun–Jul · yellow
Foliage: Evergreen
Soil: Takes caliche · recorded on caliche, dry, limestone, sand, well drained
Deer: High — deer rarely browse it. Toothed leaf margins
Wildlife: Supports bees, birds and hummingbirds

Size, sun, water and foliage from the Village of the Hills guide; the rest resolved across sources.

Where it grows

Recorded in these EPA Level IV ecoregions in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:

Balcones CanyonlandsEdwards Plateau Woodland

1,590 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).

Can you buy it?

Sold at local nurseries. Confirmed in stock at a Central Texas grower in these sizes:

5, 10 gallon

From the growers we read so far — a short list, not the whole trade. Call ahead.