Spring Beans

Sotol

About Spring Beans and Sotol

Spring Beans

Sotol

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Shrub

Origin

Central America, South America

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

Golden Wax Bean, Romano bean

Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon

Number of Varieties

130-

0 40000

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Habitat

Fields, orchards

Desert, Lower slopes

USDA Hardiness Zone

-999912-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-10

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm270.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm180.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Green, Dark Red, Tan, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Dark Green

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

Rosette

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do not let dry out between waterings, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

Needs very little water

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Birds, Butterflies, Caterpillar

Hummingbirds

Allergy

Diarrhea, Irritation to stomach

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Making cosmetics, Remove blemishes

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Food for animals, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Acne, Diuretic, Emmoiliant, Menstrual Disorders

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Leaves

Other Uses

Animal Feed, Used as a nutritious food item

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

Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PHASEOLUS vulgaris

DASYLIRION texanum

Common Name

Green Beans

Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon

In Hindi

फलियां

sotol

In German

Bohnen

Dasylirion texanum

In French

haricots

sotol

In Spanish

Green Beans

sotol

In Greek

φασόλια

sotol

In Portuguese

feijões

sotol

In Polish

fasola

sotol

In Latin

fabam

sotol

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Fagales

Liliales

Family

Fabaceae

Liliaceae

Genus

Phaseolus

Dasylirion

Clade

Dicotyledonous

Monocots

Tribe

Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Number of Species

130300

1 27800

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Properties of Spring Beans and Sotol

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

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Season and Care of Spring Beans and Sotol

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

Spring Beans and Sotol Physical Information

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

Spring Beans flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Spring Beans leaf color: Green, Purple and Dark Green
Sotol flower color: Yellow
Sotol leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Spring Beans and Sotol

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