Who can resist a Mexican grass tree for $10.50?

There are few things I find harder to resist than plants sold at a great price. If it's a plant I don't have yet, even better. But I won't automatically turn down a plant just because I already have one in the garden.

Here's a case in point: A few weekends ago, I ventured to Green Acres Nursery in Sacramento to buy some vegetable starts. Needless to say I checked out the non-vegetable offerings as well. And lo and behold, I found a bunch of Mexican grass trees (Dasylirion longissimum) in #1 pots for $10.50.

What's remarkable is the size of these dasylirions: They were larger than the plants in #5 pots for $30! In fact, the plastic containers were deformed by the pressure from the roots. And yet, as root bound as they were, they looked perfectly happy.

Would you be surprised if I told you that I bought one? Of course not. I already have two Dasylirion  longissimum, but seeing how it's a favorite of mine—a poor man's Xanthorrhoea if you will—I couldn't resist.

Here it is in its new home:

Ideally, it should have gone into a larger pot, but I love this ribbed container, and I don't have a larger size on hand.

Just look at the trunk:

Whoever cut off the old leaves did a really good job!

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