Sotol

Tree Echium

About Sotol and Tree Echium

Sotol

Tree Echium

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

Type

Shrub

Tree

Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Canary Islands

Types

Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon

Echium pininana

Number of Varieties

-10

0 40000

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Habitat

Desert, Lower slopes

tropical environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

12-158-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-10

9 - 1

Sunset Zone

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

21,22

Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

270.00 cm240.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

180.00 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow

Light Blue, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Rosette

Lobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs very little water

Medium

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Bold

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Hummingbirds

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

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

Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

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

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

DASYLIRION texanum

ECHIUM pininana

Common Name

Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon

Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

In Hindi

sotol

Tree Echium

In German

Dasylirion texanum

Baum Aciam

In French

sotol

Arbre ACIAM

In Spanish

sotol

árbol Aciam

In Greek

sotol

δέντρο Aciam

In Portuguese

sotol

árvore Aciam

In Polish

sotol

drzewo Aciam

In Latin

sotol

lignum Aciam

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Liliales

Lamiales

Family

Liliaceae

Boraginaceae

Genus

Dasylirion

Echium

Clade

Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Number of Species

30060

1 27800

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Properties of Sotol and Tree Echium

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

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Season and Care of Sotol and Tree Echium

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

Sotol and Tree Echium Physical Information

Sotol and Tree Echium physical information is very important for comparison. Sotol height is 270.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Sotol and Tree Echium are as follows:

Sotol flower color: Yellow
Sotol leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet
Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Sotol and Tree Echium

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