1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Cactus or Succulent, Perennial
Vegetable
1.3 Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Hybrid origin, North America, Mexico, Central America
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Desert, Dry areas, Semi desert
Not Available
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
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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
180.00 cm90.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Yellow
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
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
Neutral
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
4.2 How to Plant?
Leaf Cutting, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Divison
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Do not water frequently
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of 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
Neutral
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
Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning
4.8 Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Insects, Red blotch
Borers, Cucumber beetles, Mealybugs, Powdery mildew
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
Not Available
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
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
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used As Food
Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
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
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
DASYLIRION
CUCURBITA pepo 'Papaya Pear'
7.2 Common Name
Spoon flower, Common sotol
Summer Squash
7.2.1 In Hindi
डेजर्ट चम्मच
summer squash
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
Desert cuillère
courges d'été
7.2.4 In Spanish
Desierto cuchara
calabaza de verano
7.2.5 In Greek
Desert κουτάλι
καλοκαίρι σκουός
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
Desert łyżka
latem squash
7.2.8 In Latin
cochleari deserto
aestas cucurbitae
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
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
Cucurbiteae
8.9 Subfamily
Nolinoideae
Cucurbitoideae
8.10 Number of Species