California Buckeye

Sotol

About California Buckeye and Sotol

California Buckeye

Sotol

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

1.3 Origin

California

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Hillside

Desert, Lower slopes

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-9

12-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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460.00 cm

Rank: 61 (Overall)▶

270.00 cm

Rank: 75 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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460.00 cm

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180.00 cm

Rank: 70 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Green, Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, Blue Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Rosette

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

Needs very little water

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Not Available

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

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6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Paper pulp, Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

AESCULUS californica

DASYLIRION texanum

7.2 Common Name

California Buckeye

Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon

7.2.1 In Hindi

कैलिफोर्निया Buckeye

sotol

7.2.2 In German

California Buckeye

Dasylirion texanum

7.2.3 In French

California Buckeye

sotol

7.2.4 In Spanish

California Buckeye

sotol

7.2.5 In Greek

Καλιφόρνια Buckeye

sotol

7.2.6 In Portuguese

California Buckeye

sotol

7.2.7 In Polish

Kalifornia Buckeye

sotol

7.2.8 In Latin

California Buckeye

sotol

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Liliales

8.5 Family

Sapindaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Aesculus

Dasylirion

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Hippocastanoideae

Nolinoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of California Buckeye and Sotol

Wondering what are the properties of California Buckeye and Sotol? We provide you with everything About California Buckeye and Sotol. California Buckeye doesn't have thorns and Sotol doesn't have thorns. Also California Buckeye does not have fragrant flowers. California Buckeye has allergic reactions like Not Available and Sotol has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of California Buckeye and Sotol and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of California Buckeye and Sotol

Season and care of California Buckeye and Sotol is important to know. While considering everything about California Buckeye and Sotol Care, growing season is an essential factor. California Buckeye season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Sotol season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for California Buckeye is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Sotol is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for California Buckeye is Acidic, Neutral and for Sotol is Neutral, Alkaline.

California Buckeye and Sotol Physical Information

California Buckeye and Sotol physical information is very important for comparison. California Buckeye height is 460.00 cm and width 460.00 cm whereas Sotol height is 270.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of California Buckeye and Sotol are as follows:

California Buckeye flower color: White and Pink
California Buckeye leaf color: Light Green
Sotol flower color: Yellow
Sotol leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of California Buckeye and Sotol

Care of California Buckeye and Sotol include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. California Buckeye pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Sotol pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer California Buckeye needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sotol needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.