Sotol

Echeveria

About Sotol and Echeveria

Sotol

Echeveria

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Central America

1.4 Types

Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon

Echeveria halbingeri, Echeveria elegans

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert, Lower slopes

Dry areas, Rocky areas, Semi arid regions, Semi desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-158-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

12 - 10

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

8,9,12,24

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

270.00 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

180.00 cm15.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Light Pink, Light Yellow, Orange

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Pink

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green

Light Green, Light Pink, Lime Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Rosette

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

All year

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Dry, Sandy, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Slightly Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

All year

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs very little water

Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Requires regular 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

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sandy, Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season, Water soluble fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Insects, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Red spider mite, Scale, Slugs, Snails

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Semi-Double

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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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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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

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

Hummingbirds

Insects, Mealybugs

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin and hair

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, Versatility

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Cosmetics, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Houseplant, Rock Garden, Showy Tree

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DASYLIRION texanum

ECHEVERIA

7.2 Common Name

Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon

Oliverella Rose, Urbinia Rose

7.2.1 In Hindi

sotol

Echeveria

7.2.2 In German

Dasylirion texanum

Echeveria

7.2.3 In French

sotol

Echeveria

7.2.4 In Spanish

sotol

Echeveria

7.2.5 In Greek

sotol

Echeveria

7.2.6 In Portuguese

sotol

Echeveria

7.2.7 In Polish

sotol

Echeveria

7.2.8 In Latin

sotol

Aeonium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Liliales

Saxifragales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Crassulaceae

8.6 Genus

Dasylirion

Echeveria

8.7 Clade

Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Sedeae

8.9 Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Sedoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Sotol and Echeveria

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

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Season and Care of Sotol and Echeveria

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

Sotol and Echeveria Physical Information

Sotol and Echeveria physical information is very important for comparison. Sotol height is 270.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Echeveria height is 30.00 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Sotol and Echeveria are as follows:

Sotol flower color: Yellow
Sotol leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Echeveria flower color: Light Pink, Light Yellow and Orange
Echeveria leaf color: Green and Yellow green

Care of Sotol and Echeveria

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