Sotol

Lechuguilla

About Sotol and Lechuguilla

Sotol

Lechuguilla

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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 United States, Western United States, Canada

1.4 Types

Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Desert, Lower slopes

Desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-15

3-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

8-3

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

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1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Prostrate/Trailing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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270.00 cm

Rank: 75 (Overall)▶

5.10 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)▶

30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

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 and slender with very sharp edges

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

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

Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs very little water

Does not require 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 dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Root Pathogen

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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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

Not Available

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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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds

Birds, Insects, Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

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6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Cures poisoning from fish

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Making Shampoo, Used for making soaps

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

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

Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DASYLIRION texanum

Agave lechuguilla

7.2 Common Name

Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon

lechuguilla

7.2.1 In Hindi

sotol

lechuguilla

7.2.2 In German

Dasylirion texanum

lechuguilla

7.2.3 In French

sotol

lechuguilla

7.2.4 In Spanish

sotol

lechuguilla

7.2.5 In Greek

sotol

lechuguilla

7.2.6 In Portuguese

sotol

lechuguilla

7.2.7 In Polish

sotol

lechuguilla

7.2.8 In Latin

sotol

lechuguilla

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Liliales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Agavaceae

8.6 Genus

Dasylirion

Agave

8.7 Clade

Monocots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Agavoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Sotol and Lechuguilla

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

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Season and Care of Sotol and Lechuguilla

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

Sotol and Lechuguilla Physical Information

Sotol and Lechuguilla physical information is very important for comparison. Sotol height is 270.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Lechuguilla height is 5.10 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Sotol and Lechuguilla are as follows:

Sotol flower color: Yellow
Sotol leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Lechuguilla flower color: Yellow
Lechuguilla leaf color: Green

Care of Sotol and Lechuguilla

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