1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Cactus or Succulent, Perennial
Cactus or Succulent
1.3 Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Southwestern United States, Mexico
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Desert, Dry areas, Semi desert
Desert, Hot climate 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
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Rosette/Stemless
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
270.00 cm270.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
180.00 cm180.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Green, Blue Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Green, Blue Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Green, Blue Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
Green, Blue Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
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
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
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Leaf Cutting, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Leaf Cutting, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Needs less watering
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, 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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
Does not require fertilizer once established
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Insects, Red blotch
Not Available, Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun, Heat 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
Not Available
Not Available
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
Borders, Decorating walls, Ground Cover
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
Not Available
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
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
DASYLIRION
DASYLIRION berlandieri
7.2 Common Name
Spoon flower, Common sotol
Blue Giant,
Blue Twister,
Desert Spoon
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
Desert cuillère
Saragosse
7.2.4 In Spanish
Desierto cuchara
Zaragoza
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
cochleari deserto
Caesaraugusta
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species