Sotol

Abutilon

About Sotol and Abutilon

Sotol

Abutilon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Brazil

1.4 Types

Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon

Abutilon Hybridum Abutilon Megapotamicum Abutilon Palmeri

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

200

Rank: 27 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Desert, Lower slopes

Grassland, Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-15

8-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

10-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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270.00 cm

Rank: 75 (Overall)▶

60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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180.00 cm

Rank: 70 (Overall)▶

90.00 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Yellow, Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Rosette

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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15% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs very little water

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

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, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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32% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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29% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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55% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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14% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

Not Available

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10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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6% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds

Birds, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

Beautification, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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51% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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62% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Diarrhea, Lung Problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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39% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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All Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DASYLIRION texanum

ABUTILON megapotamicum

7.2 Common Name

Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon

Indian mallow or Velvetleaf

7.2.1 In Hindi

sotol

Abutilon

7.2.2 In German

Dasylirion texanum

Abutilon

7.2.3 In French

sotol

Abutilon

7.2.4 In Spanish

sotol

Abutilon

7.2.5 In Greek

sotol

Abutilon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

sotol

Abutilon

7.2.7 In Polish

sotol

Abutilon

7.2.8 In Latin

sotol

Abutilon

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Liliales

Malvales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Malvaceae

8.6 Genus

Dasylirion

Abutilon

8.7 Clade

Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Malveae

8.9 Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Malvoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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200

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350 (About Thyme)

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Properties of Sotol and Abutilon

Wondering what are the properties of Sotol and Abutilon? We provide you with everything About Sotol and Abutilon. Sotol has thorns and Abutilon doesn't have thorns. Also Sotol does not have fragrant flowers. Sotol has allergic reactions like Not Available and Abutilon 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 Sotol and Abutilon and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sotol and Abutilon

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

Sotol and Abutilon Physical Information

Sotol and Abutilon physical information is very important for comparison. Sotol height is 270.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Abutilon height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Sotol and Abutilon are as follows:

Sotol flower color: Yellow
Sotol leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Abutilon flower color: Yellow and Red
Abutilon leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Dark Green

Care of Sotol and Abutilon

Care of Sotol and Abutilon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sotol pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Abutilon pruning is done Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads. In summer Sotol needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Abutilon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.