Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus or Succulent, Perennial
Aquatics
Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
World/Pandemic
Types
Dasylirion wheeleri
Hemerocallis
Number of Varieties
253
0
40000
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Habitat
Desert, Dry areas, Semi desert
Ponds
USDA Hardiness Zone
12-154-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
12-1
Sunset Zone
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
270.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
180.00 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink, Magenta, Fuchsia, Coral, Peach, Blue Violet, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Round
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
In Water
How to Plant?
Leaf Cutting, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Plant grows in water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Insects, Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Fishes
Allergy
Skin rash
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Nutrients
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves, Root, Stem
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used As Food
Can be made into a herbal tea, Culinary use, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in herbal medicines
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Water Gardens
Botanical Name
DASYLIRION
NYMPHAEA 'Charles de Meurville'
Common Name
Spoon flower, Common sotol
Charles de Meurville Waterlily, Hardy Daylily
In Hindi
डेजर्ट चम्मच
Hardy Daylily
In German
Esslöffel
Hardy Daylily
In French
Desert cuillère
Hardy Daylily
In Spanish
Desierto cuchara
Hardy Daylily
In Greek
Desert κουτάλι
Hardy Daylily
In Portuguese
colher Desert
Hardy Daylily
In Polish
Desert łyżka
Hardy Daylily
In Latin
cochleari deserto
Hardy Daylily
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Nymphaeales
Family
Agavaceae
Nymphaeaceae
Genus
Dasylirion
Nymphaea
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Nolinoideae
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Number of Species
2036
1
27800
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