Desert Spoon

Tea Plant

About Desert Spoon and Tea Plant

Desert Spoon

Tea Plant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Not Available

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent, Perennial

Tree

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

China

1.4 Types

Not Available

Camellia sinensis var. sinensis Camellia sinensis var. assamica

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA2

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert, Dry areas, Semi desert

Hillside, Mountain Slopes, Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-157-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

8-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

270.00 cm300.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

180.00 cm300.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

White, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Oval

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Keep ground moist, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Requires a lot of watering, Water when soil is dry

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

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Generally pruned to waist height, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

No fertilizers needed

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Insects, Red blotch

Caterpillars, Moth, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Skin rash

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Nutrients

Diabetes, High cholestrol, Kidney Stones, Parkinson

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used As Food

Preferably used as black tea, Used for producing cooking oil, Used in making beverages

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

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

Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DASYLIRION

CAMELLIA sinensis

7.2 Common Name

Spoon flower, Common sotol

Tea, Tea Camellia

7.2.1 In Hindi

डेजर्ट चम्मच

चाय के पौधे

7.2.2 In German

Esslöffel

Teepflanze

7.2.3 In French

Desert cuillère

usine de thé

7.2.4 In Spanish

Desierto cuchara

planta del té

7.2.5 In Greek

Desert κουτάλι

φυτό του τσαγιού

7.2.6 In Portuguese

colher Desert

planta do chá

7.2.7 In Polish

Desert łyżka

Herbata roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

cochleari deserto

Tea herba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Ericales

8.5 Family

Agavaceae

Theaceae

8.6 Genus

Dasylirion

Camellia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Desert Spoon and Tea Plant

Wondering what are the properties of Desert Spoon and Tea Plant? We provide you with everything About Desert Spoon and Tea Plant. Desert Spoon has thorns and Tea Plant doesn't have thorns. Also Desert Spoon does not have fragrant flowers. Desert Spoon has allergic reactions like Skin rash and Tea Plant has allergic reactions like Skin rash. 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 Desert Spoon and Tea Plant and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Desert Spoon and Tea Plant

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

Desert Spoon and Tea Plant Physical Information

Desert Spoon and Tea Plant physical information is very important for comparison. Desert Spoon height is 270.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Tea Plant height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Desert Spoon and Tea Plant are as follows:

Desert Spoon flower color: Yellow
Desert Spoon leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Tea Plant flower color: White and Yellow
Tea Plant leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Desert Spoon and Tea Plant

Care of Desert Spoon and Tea Plant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Desert Spoon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Tea Plant pruning is done Generally pruned to waist height, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Desert Spoon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Tea Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.