1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Japan
1.4 Types
Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Desert, Lower slopes
meadows, Riverbanks, Wet Woods
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
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, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
270.00 cm30.50 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
180.00 cm30.50 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Yellow, Green, Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Orange, Yellow green, Orange Red
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
Green, Dark Green, Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
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, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Dry soil, Shallow soil
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Keep ground moist
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune grass to maintain level, Prune if you want to improve plant shape
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
organic fertlizers
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Not Available
Not Available
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Shade areas, Shallow soil, Wet Site
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Hummingbirds
Ants, Beetles, Caterpillar
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
Beautification, Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Provides ground cover, Shadow Tree
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Acne, Aging, Laxative
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Paper pulp, Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods
Can be made into a herbal tea, Showy Purposes
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, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Water Gardens
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
DASYLIRION texanum
HAKONECHLOA macra 'Aureola'
7.2 Common Name
Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon
Golden Japanese Forest Grass, Hakone Grass
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Dasylirion texanum
Japanische gras
7.2.3 In French
sotol
Forêt herbe japonaise
7.2.4 In Spanish
sotol
forestales hierba japonesa
7.2.5 In Greek
sotol
Ιαπωνικά γρασίδι δάσος
7.2.6 In Portuguese
sotol
floresta grama japonês
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
sotol
Forest gramina Italica
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Nolinoideae
Arundinariinae
8.10 Number of Species