Life Span
Perennial
  
Annual
  
Type
Shrub
  
Herbs, Vegetable
  
Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
  
South America, Argentina, Brazil
  
Types
Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon
  
Skunk weed, Navajo spinach
  
Habitat
Desert, Lower slopes
  
foothill woods, open Woodlands, Prairies, Roadsides
  
USDA Hardiness Zone
12-15
  
3-10
  
AHS Heat Zone
12-10
  
12 - 1
  
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, 21, 22, 24
  
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
  
Upright/Erect
  
Plant Size
  
  
Plant Color
  
  
Flower Color
Yellow
  
White
  
Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
  
Bicolor
  
Fruit Color
Not Available
  
Green
  
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
  
Green
  
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
  
Green
  
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
  
Green
  
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
  
Light Green
  
Shape
  
  
Leaf Shape
Rosette
  
Small elliptic
  
Thorns
Yes
  
Yes
  
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
  
Summer
  
Growing Conditions
  
  
Sunlight
Full Sun
  
Full Sun
  
Growth Rate
Slow
  
Fast
  
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
  
Sand
  
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
  
Acidic, Neutral
  
Soil Drainage
Well drained
  
Well drained
  
Bloom Time
Spring
  
Summer, Late Summer
  
Repeat Bloomer
No
  
Yes
  
Tolerances
Drought
  
Cold climate
  
Where to Plant?
Ground
  
Container, Ground
  
How to Plant?
Seedlings
  
Seedlings
  
Plant Maintenance
Medium
  
Low
  
Watering Plants
  
  
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
  
Medium, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water occasionally
  
In Summer
Lots of watering
  
Lots of watering
  
In Spring
Moderate
  
Moderate
  
In Winter
Average Water
  
Average Water
  
Soil
  
  
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
  
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
  
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
  
Sandy, Well drained
  
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
  
Sandy, Well drained
  
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
  
Full Sun
  
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
  
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
  
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season
  
Pests and Diseases
Not Available
  
Insects, Leaf spot
  
Plant Tolerance
Drought
  
Cold climate
  
Flowers
Showy
  
Showy
  
Flower Petal Number
Single
  
Single
  
Fruits
  
  
Showy Fruit
No
  
Yes
  
Edible Fruit
No
  
No
  
Fragrance
  
  
Fragrant Flower
No
  
Yes
  
Fragrant Fruit
No
  
No
  
Fragrant Leaf
No
  
Yes
  
Fragrant Bark/Stem
Not Available
  
Yes
  
Showy Foliage
Yes
  
No
  
Showy Bark
No
  
No
  
Foliage Texture
Bold
  
Medium
  
Foliage Sheen
Matte
  
Matte
  
Evergreen
No
  
No
  
Invasive
No
  
Sometimes
  
Self-Sowing
No
  
Yes
  
Attracts
Hummingbirds
  
Bees, Butterflies
  
Allergy
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Uses
  
  
Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
  
Landscape Designing
  
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Edible Uses
Yes
  
Yes
  
Environmental Uses
Air purification
  
Air purification, Food for insects, Shelter for wildlife
  
Plant Benefits
  
  
Medicinal Uses
Not Available
  
Fever
  
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
  
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
  
Other Uses
Paper pulp, Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods
  
Decoration Purposes, Making deodorants, Used as a dye, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
  
Used As Indoor Plant
No
  
Yes
  
Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes
  
Yes
  
Garden Design
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
  
Edible, Herb
  
Botanical Name
DASYLIRION texanum
  
CLEOME hassleriana 'Helen Campbell'
  
Common Name
Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon
  
Cleome, Spider Flower
  
In Hindi
sotol
  
Cleome serrulata
  
In German
Dasylirion texanum
  
Cleome serrulata
  
In French
sotol
  
Cleome serrulata
  
In Spanish
sotol
  
serrulata cleome
  
In Greek
sotol
  
Cleome serrulata
  
In Portuguese
sotol
  
serrulata Cleome
  
In Polish
sotol
  
cleome serrulata
  
In Latin
sotol
  
Cleome serrulata
  
Kingdom
Plantae
  
Plantae
  
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
  
Magnoliophyta
  
Class
Liliopsida
  
Magnoliopsida
  
Order
Liliales
  
Brassicales
  
Family
Liliaceae
  
Cleomaceae
  
Genus
Dasylirion
  
Cleome
  
Clade
Monocots
  
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
  
Tribe
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Subfamily
Nolinoideae
  
Not Available
  
Number of Species
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Season and Care of Sotol and Cleome serrulata
Season and care of Sotol and Cleome serrulata is important to know. While considering everything about Sotol and Cleome serrulata Care, growing season is an essential factor. Sotol season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Cleome serrulata season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Sotol is Loam, Sand and for Cleome serrulata is Sand while the PH of soil for Sotol is Neutral, Alkaline and for Cleome serrulata is Acidic, Neutral.
Sotol and Cleome serrulata Physical Information
Sotol and Cleome serrulata physical information is very important for comparison. Sotol height is 270.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Cleome serrulata height is 120.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Sotol and Cleome serrulata are as follows:
Sotol flower color: Yellow
Sotol leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Cleome serrulata flower color: White
- Cleome serrulata leaf color: Green
Care of Sotol and Cleome serrulata
Care of Sotol and Cleome serrulata include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sotol pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Cleome serrulata pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Sotol needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cleome serrulata needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.