Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
South America, Argentina, Brazil
Types
Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon
Oxalis acetosella
Oxalis adenophylla
Oxalis albicans
Oxalis alpina
Number of Varieties
--
0
40000
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Habitat
Desert, Lower slopes
Deep, Hardwood forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
12-157-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
8-6
Sunset Zone
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
270.00 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
180.00 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Pink, Light Pink, Rose
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Rosette
Obcordate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Corms or bulbs, From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Needs more water during establishment, Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Pinching, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Shade areas
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers
Other Uses
Paper pulp, Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Container, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
DASYLIRION texanum
OXALIS articulata
Common Name
Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon
Sorrel, Wood Sorrel
In Hindi
sotol
sorrel
In German
Dasylirion texanum
Sauerampfer
In French
sotol
oseille
In Spanish
sotol
alazán
In Greek
sotol
οξαλίδα
In Portuguese
sotol
alazão
In Polish
sotol
szczaw
In Latin
sotol
varii,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Oxalidales
Family
Liliaceae
Oxalidaceae
Genus
Dasylirion
Oxalis
Clade
Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Nolinoideae
-
Number of Species
300900
1
27800
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