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Large Beardtongue
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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants
Shrub

Origin

North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas
Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

-
Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon

Number of Varieties

70-
0 40000
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Habitat

Cultivated Beds, Sandy areas, Sunny Edge
Desert, Lower slopes

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-912-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-1
12-10

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect
Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

50.80 cm270.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

35.60 cm180.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
-

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Green, Blue Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval to egg shaped
Rosette

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the Soil well drained, Needs a lot of moisture in the growing season, Reduce watering in winter
Needs very little 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, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
-

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

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

Medium
Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds, Bumblebees
Hummingbirds

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic
-

Part of Plant Used

Root
Leaves

Other Uses

Chewing
Paper pulp, Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PENSTEMON grandiflorus 'Prairie Snow'
DASYLIRION texanum

Common Name

Large Beardtongue, Prairie Snow Beardtongue
Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon

In Hindi

Large Beardtongue
sotol

In German

Large Beardtongue
Dasylirion texanum

In French

Large Beardtongue
sotol

In Spanish

Large Beardtongue
sotol

In Greek

Large Beardtongue
sotol

In Portuguese

Large Beardtongue
sotol

In Polish

Large Beardtongue
sotol

In Latin

Large Beardtongue
sotol

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Scrophulariales
Liliales

Family

Scrophulariaceae
Liliaceae

Genus

Penstemon
Dasylirion

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Monocots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
Nolinoideae

Number of Species

250300
1 27800
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Difference Between Large Beardtongue and Sotol

If you are confused whether Large Beardtongue or Sotol are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Large Beardtongue and Sotol Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Large Beardtongue are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Sotol fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Large Beardtongue and Sotol if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Large Beardtongue and Sotol

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Large Beardtongue and Sotol. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Large Beardtongue and Sotol as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Large Beardtongue is Analgesic, Febrifuge and Stomachic whereas of Sotol is . Large Beardtongue has beauty benefits as follows: while Sotol has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Large Beardtongue vs Sotol

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