1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Cactus or Succulent, Perennial
Tree
1.3 Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Europe, Northern Africa
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Desert, Dry areas, Semi desert
Fields, Open areas
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
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
270.00 cm1,220.00 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
Non Fruiting Plant
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Green, Yellow green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Green, Yellow green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Diamond-shaped
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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
3.2.6 Bloom Time
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Leaf Cutting, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Not Available
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Does not require lot of watering, when new, water every week
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Less Watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead branches
4.8 Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
Fertilize the soil instead of direct applying, organic fertlizers
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Insects, Red blotch
Healthy tree
4.10 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
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
5.12 Allergy
Skin rash
Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Hay fever, Runny nose, Watery eyes
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
Agroforestry, Shadow Tree, Windbreak
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Nutrients
Diaphoretic, Diuretic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used As Food
Economic Purpose, Food for animals, Grown for shade
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
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
DASYLIRION
POPULUS Nigra Italica
7.2 Common Name
Spoon flower, Common sotol
Lombardy Poplar
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Esslöffel
Lombardei Pappel
7.2.3 In French
Desert cuillère
peuplier de Lombardie
7.2.4 In Spanish
Desierto cuchara
Lombardía álamo
7.2.5 In Greek
Desert κουτάλι
Λομβαρδίας λεύκες
7.2.6 In Portuguese
colher Desert
Lombardia Poplar
7.2.7 In Polish
Desert łyżka
Lombardia Topola
7.2.8 In Latin
cochleari deserto
Lombardiae Poplar
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Nolinoideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species