1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Cactus or Succulent, Perennial
Ornamental Plant
1.3 Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Not Available
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Desert, Dry areas, Semi desert
Desert, Semi desert
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
270.00 cm25.00 cm
0.54
3900
1.4.2 Minimum Width
180.00 cm20.30 cm
0.1
6350
1.7 Plant Color
1.7.1 Flower Color
1.7.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Not Available
1.7.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Non Fruiting Plant
1.7.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Not Available
1.7.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Not Available
1.7.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Not Available
1.7.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
Not Available
1.8 Shape
1.8.1 Leaf Shape
1.9 Thorns
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Not Available
2.2 Growing Conditions
2.2.1 Sunlight
2.2.2 Growth Rate
2.2.3 Type of Soil
2.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Not Available
2.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Not Available
2.2.6 Bloom Time
2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
2.3 Tolerances
3 Care
3.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
3.2 How to Plant?
Leaf Cutting, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Cuttings, Stem Cutting
3.3 Plant Maintenance
3.4 Watering Plants
3.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Needs very little water
3.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
3.4.3 In Spring
3.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
3.5 Soil
3.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Not Available
3.5.2 Soil Type
3.6.1 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Not Available
3.8 Sun Exposure
3.9 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
3.11 Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.2 Pests and Diseases
Insects, Red blotch
Mealy bugs
4.3 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
Not Available
Not Available
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Nutrients
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used As Food
Not Available
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Bedding Plant
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
DASYLIRION
Astrophytum myriostigma
7.2 Common Name
Spoon flower, Common sotol
Bishop's Cap Cactus, Bishop's Hat, Bishop's Miter Cactus ,Star Cactus
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
Desert cuillère
Star Cactus
7.2.4 In Spanish
Desierto cuchara
Star Cactus
7.2.5 In Greek
Desert κουτάλι
Star Cactus
7.2.6 In Portuguese
colher Desert
Star Cactus
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
cochleari deserto
Star Cactus
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
Asparagales
Caryophyllales
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species