Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Vegetable
Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Africa
Types
Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon
Yardlong Bean
Black-Eyed Peas
Catjang
Dixie Lee Pea
Number of Varieties
-5
0
40000
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Habitat
Desert, Lower slopes
Fertile bottom land
USDA Hardiness Zone
12-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
-
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
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
270.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
180.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
White, Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
White, Red, Green, Purple, Brown, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Green, Purple
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Green, Purple
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Green, Purple
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
Green, Purple
Shape
Leaf Shape
Rosette
Deltoid
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Any balanced general purpose fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Nematodes, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
-
Allergy
-
Legume allergy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Diuretic, Stomachic
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Seedpod, Seeds
Other Uses
Paper pulp, Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Tropical
Botanical Name
DASYLIRION texanum
VIGNA unguiculata
Common Name
Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon
Blackeyed Pea
Cowpea
In Hindi
sotol
लोबिया
In German
Dasylirion texanum
cowpea
In French
sotol
niébé
In Spanish
sotol
caupí
In Greek
sotol
cowpea
In Portuguese
sotol
Koopea
In Polish
sotol
Koopea
In Latin
sotol
Koopea
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Fabales
Family
Liliaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Dasylirion
Vigna
Clade
Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Nolinoideae
-
Number of Species
30090
1
27800
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