1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Cactus or Succulent, Perennial
Vegetable
1.3 Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Central America, South America
1.4 Types
Not Available
Willow Leaf, Sieva Lima, Dixie Speckled
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Desert, Dry areas, Semi desert
Humid climates, Subtropical climates, Warmer regions
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
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Vining/Climbing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
270.00 cm60.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Willow-shaped
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Not Available
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Leaf Cutting, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Not so frequently
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Drought Tolerant
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune to control growth
4.8 Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
organic fertlizers
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Insects, Red blotch
Aphids, Armyworm, Bean rust, Bean weevils, Corn earworm, Cucumber beetles, Curly top, Damping off, Darkling beetles, Earwigs, Fusarium root rot, Grasshoppers, Leafhoppers, Loopers, Lycaenid pod borers, Lygus bugs, Mosaic viruses, Nematodes, Powdery mildew, Saltmarsh caterpillar, Seedcorn maggot, Slugs, Snails, Spider mites, Stink bugs, Thripes, White mold, Whiteflies
1.2 Plant Tolerance
2 Facts
2.1 Flowers
2.1.1 Flower Petal Number
2.2 Fruits
2.2.1 Showy Fruit
2.2.2 Edible Fruit
2.3 Fragrance
2.3.1 Fragrant Flower
2.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
2.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
2.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
Not Available
Not Available
2.4 Showy Foliage
2.5 Showy Bark
2.6 Foliage Texture
2.7 Foliage Sheen
2.8 Evergreen
2.9 Invasive
2.10 Self-Sowing
2.11 Attracts
Not Available
Not Available
2.12 Allergy
3 Benefits
3.1 Uses
3.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
3.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
3.1.3 Edible Uses
3.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Not Available
3.2 Plant Benefits
3.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Nutrients
cholesterol-lowering, constipation, Digestive disorders, Fiber, Heart problems
3.2.2 Part of Plant Used
3.2.3 Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used As Food
Used As Food
3.3 Used As Indoor Plant
3.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
3.5 Garden Design
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
4 Scientific Name
4.1 Botanical Name
DASYLIRION
PHASEOLUS lunatus
4.2 Common Name
Spoon flower, Common sotol
Butter Bean, Lima Bean
4.2.1 In Hindi
4.2.2 In German
4.2.3 In French
Desert cuillère
Haricot de Lima
4.2.4 In Spanish
4.2.6 In Greek
4.2.7 In Portuguese
colher Desert
feijão-Lima
4.2.8 In Polish
4.2.9 In Latin
cochleari deserto
Lima Bean
5 Classification
5.1 Kingdom
5.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
5.3 Class
5.4 Order
5.5 Family
5.6 Genus
5.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
5.8 Tribe
5.9 Subfamily
5.10 Number of Species