Sotol

Organpipe Cactus

About Sotol and Organpipe Cactus

Sotol

Organpipe Cactus

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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

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

Dry areas, Hillside, Semi desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-15

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24

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)▶

300.00 cm

Rank: 72 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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180.00 cm

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120.00 cm

Rank: 79 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

White, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

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2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Rosette

Linear

2.4 Thorns

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63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs very little water

Do not water frequently, Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

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

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Red blotch

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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21% Cactus 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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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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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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5.8 Evergreen

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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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5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Skin irritation, sneezing

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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51% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DASYLIRION texanum

STENOCEREUS thurberi

7.2 Common Name

Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon

Organ pipe Cactus

7.2.1 In Hindi

sotol

Organpipe cactus

7.2.2 In German

Dasylirion texanum

Organpipe cactus

7.2.3 In French

sotol

Orgue cactus

7.2.4 In Spanish

sotol

Cactus del tubo de órgano

7.2.5 In Greek

sotol

Εκκλησιαστικό όργανο κάκτος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

sotol

Cacto da tubulação de órgão

7.2.7 In Polish

sotol

Organ Pipe Cactus

7.2.8 In Latin

sotol

Organum Pipe cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

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8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Liliales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Dasylirion

Stenocereus

8.7 Clade

Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Pachycereeae

8.9 Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Sotol and Organpipe Cactus

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

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Season and Care of Sotol and Organpipe Cactus

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

Sotol and Organpipe Cactus Physical Information

Sotol and Organpipe Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Sotol height is 270.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Organpipe Cactus height is 300.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Sotol and Organpipe Cactus are as follows:

Sotol flower color: Yellow
Sotol leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Organpipe Cactus flower color: White and Lavender
Organpipe Cactus leaf color: Not Available

Care of Sotol and Organpipe Cactus

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