Sotol

Weeping Maple

About Sotol and Weeping Maple

Sotol

Weeping Maple

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Shrub

Tree

Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Eastern Asia

Types

Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon

Ever red , Crimson queen

Number of Varieties

-6

0 40000

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Habitat

Desert, Lower slopes

Shady Edge

USDA Hardiness Zone

12-155-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-10

8-2

Sunset Zone

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

A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

270.00 cm300.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

180.00 cm300.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow

Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Light Green, Lime Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Green, Lime Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Orange, Gold, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Rosette

Maple shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Spring

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs very little water

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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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

Beetles

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Other Uses

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

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, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

DASYLIRION texanum

ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'

Common Name

Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon

Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple

In Hindi

sotol

Weeping Maple

In German

Dasylirion texanum

Weeping Maple

In French

sotol

Maple pleureur

In Spanish

sotol

weeping maple

In Greek

sotol

weeping maple

In Portuguese

sotol

chorando de bordo

In Polish

sotol

płacz klonu

In Latin

sotol

weeping maple

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

Class

Liliopsida

Eudicotyledones

Order

Liliales

Sapindales

Family

Liliaceae

Aceraceae

Genus

Dasylirion

Acer

Clade

Monocots

Tribe

Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Number of Species

300130

1 27800

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Properties of Sotol and Weeping Maple

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

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Season and Care of Sotol and Weeping Maple

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

Sotol and Weeping Maple Physical Information

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

Sotol flower color: Yellow
Sotol leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Weeping Maple flower color: Red
Weeping Maple leaf color: Light Green and Lime Green

Care of Sotol and Weeping Maple

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