Sotol

Beardlip Penstemon

About Sotol and Beardlip Penstemon

Sotol

Beardlip Penstemon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Flowering Plants, Herbs

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Desert, Lower slopes

Mountains, Upland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-15

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

9-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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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

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180.00 cm

Rank: 70 (Overall)▶

45.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Red, Rose, Crimson

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Rosette

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full 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

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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28% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

From bulbs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs very little water

Do Not over Water, Requires a lot of watering

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

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Leaf spot, Root rot

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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35% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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19% Perennial Flowers 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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40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

Not Available

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11% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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4% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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6% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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48% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

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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63% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Broken Bones, Burns, Sore throat, Stomach aliments, Urine infections

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

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Insignificant

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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All Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

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

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DASYLIRION texanum

PENSTEMON barbatus

7.2 Common Name

Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon

Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

7.2.1 In Hindi

sotol

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.2 In German

Dasylirion texanum

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.3 In French

sotol

penstemon beardlip

7.2.4 In Spanish

sotol

penstemon beardlip

7.2.5 In Greek

sotol

beardlip penstemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

sotol

penstemon beardlip

7.2.7 In Polish

sotol

beardlip penstemon

7.2.8 In Latin

sotol

Birdlip penstemon

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Liliales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Dasylirion

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Nolinoideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Sotol and Beardlip Penstemon

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

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Season and Care of Sotol and Beardlip Penstemon

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

Sotol and Beardlip Penstemon Physical Information

Sotol and Beardlip Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Sotol height is 270.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Beardlip Penstemon height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Sotol and Beardlip Penstemon are as follows:

Sotol flower color: Yellow
Sotol leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Beardlip Penstemon flower color: Red, Rose and Crimson
Beardlip Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Sotol and Beardlip Penstemon

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