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Desert Spoon
Desert Spoon

Chinese Elm
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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Cactus or Succulent, Perennial
Tree

Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico
Eastern Asia

Types

Dasylirion wheeleri
Ulmus chumlia, Ulmus glabra, Ulmus elongata

Number of Varieties

2535
0 40000
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Habitat

Desert, Dry areas, Semi desert
River side

USDA Hardiness Zone

12-155-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-10
9-5

Sunset Zone

10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Rosette/Stemless
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

270.00 cm1,520.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

180.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow
Red

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Tan, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green
Yellow, Red, Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green
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Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear
Toothed

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow
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Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring
Fall

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

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, Alkaline

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
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots

Fertilizers

No fertilizers needed
organic fertlizers

Pests and Diseases

Insects, Red blotch
Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Insignificant

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
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
-

Allergy

Skin rash
allergic reaction

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Bonsai, Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Nutrients
Antidote, Demulcent, Diuretic

Part of Plant Used

Leaves
Fruits, Inner Bark, Leaves

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used As Food
Used as firewood, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used for ship building, Wood is used in construction

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

DASYLIRION
ULMUS parvifolia 'Drake'

Common Name

Spoon flower, Common sotol
Chinese Elm, Drake Elm

In Hindi

डेजर्ट चम्मच
चीनी एल्म

In German

Esslöffel
Chinese Elm

In French

Desert cuillère
Elm chinoise

In Spanish

Desierto cuchara
olmo chino

In Greek

Desert κουτάλι
Κινέζοι Elm

In Portuguese

colher Desert
Elm chinês

In Polish

Desert łyżka
Chiński Elm

In Latin

cochleari deserto
Chinese Elm

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales
Rosales

Family

Agavaceae
Ulmaceae

Genus

Dasylirion
Ulmus

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
Ulmeae

Subfamily

Nolinoideae
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Number of Species

2035
1 27800
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Difference Between Desert Spoon and Chinese Elm

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Importance of Desert Spoon and Chinese Elm

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Desert Spoon and Chinese Elm. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Desert Spoon and Chinese Elm as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Desert Spoon is Nutrients whereas of Chinese Elm is Antidote, Demulcent and Diuretic. Desert Spoon has beauty benefits as follows: while Chinese Elm has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Desert Spoon vs Chinese Elm

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Desert Spoon vs Chinese Elm and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Desert Spoon are Skin rash whereas of Chinese Elm have allergic reaction respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Desert Spoon has no showy fruits and Chinese Elm has no showy fruits. Also Desert Spoon is not flowering and Chinese Elm is not flowering . You can compare Desert Spoon and Chinese Elm facts and facts of other plants too.