Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Flowering Plants, Herbaceous Perennial
Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Asia
Types
Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon
Bowl of Beauty, Laura Dessert
Number of Varieties
-5
0
40000
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Habitat
Desert, Lower slopes
Dappled Shade, Woodland Garden
USDA Hardiness Zone
12-154-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
8-1
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, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
270.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
180.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
White, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Red, Dark Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Green, Dark Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Rosette
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Root Division, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Water Deeply
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
Clay, 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 leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
5-10-10 fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Leaf Blotch, Ringspot virus, Stem rot, Tip blight, Verticillium Wilt
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Ants, Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Cut Flowers, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Alterative, Analgesic, Anodyne, anti inflammatory, Antibacterial, Antiseptic, Hypotensive, Tonic
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Root, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Paper pulp, Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods
Eaten in a broth, Powdered and mixed with tea
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
DASYLIRION texanum
PAEONIA lactiflora 'Shirley Temple'
Common Name
Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon
Double Pink Peony, Garden Peony
In Hindi
sotol
Double Pink Peony
In German
Dasylirion texanum
Doppelte rosa Pfingstrosen
In French
sotol
Double Rose pivoine
In Spanish
sotol
Doble Pink Peony
In Greek
sotol
Διπλό Ροζ Παιωνία
In Portuguese
sotol
Duplo Pink Peony
In Polish
sotol
Podwójne Pink Peony
In Latin
sotol
Geminus Pink AGLAOPHOTIS
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Dilleniales
Family
Liliaceae
Paeoniaceae
Genus
Dasylirion
Paeonia
Clade
Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Nolinoideae
-
Number of Species
3001
1
27800
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