1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Shrub
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs
1.3 Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Australia, South America
1.4 Types
Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon
Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Desert, Lower slopes
Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal
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
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
1.9 Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
270.00 cm9.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
180.00 cm8.00 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
Not Available
Purple, Red
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Yellow green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
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2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Early Spring
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Part sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Acidic
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring
Early Spring, Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
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
Slightly Acidic
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Part sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune ocassionally, Remove deadheads
1.6 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
1.7 Pests and Diseases
Not Available
Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot, Tomato Ringspot Virus
1.8 Plant Tolerance
2 Facts
2.2 Flowers
2.2.1 Flower Petal Number
2.5 Fruits
2.5.1 Showy Fruit
3.1.2 Edible Fruit
3.2 Fragrance
3.2.1 Fragrant Flower
3.2.2 Fragrant Fruit
3.2.3 Fragrant Leaf
3.2.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
3.3 Showy Foliage
3.4 Showy Bark
3.5 Foliage Texture
3.6 Foliage Sheen
3.7 Evergreen
3.8 Invasive
3.9 Self-Sowing
3.10 Attracts
3.11 Allergy
Not Available
Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting
4 Benefits
4.1 Uses
4.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
4.1.2 Beauty Benefits
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4.1.3 Edible Uses
4.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
4.2 Plant Benefits
4.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
constipation, Fever, Heart problems, High cholestrol, HIV/AIDS, Nerve pain, swine flu
4.2.2 Part of Plant Used
4.2.3 Other Uses
Paper pulp, Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods
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4.3 Used As Indoor Plant
4.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
4.5 Garden Design
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
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5 Scientific Name
5.1 Botanical Name
DASYLIRION texanum
Sambucus nigra
5.2 Common Name
Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon
Elderberry
5.2.1 In Hindi
5.2.2 In German
Dasylirion texanum
Holunderbeere
5.2.3 In French
5.2.4 In Spanish
5.2.5 In Greek
5.2.6 In Portuguese
5.2.7 In Polish
5.2.8 In Latin
6 Classification
6.1 Kingdom
6.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
6.3 Class
6.4 Order
6.5 Family
6.6 Genus
6.7 Clade
Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
6.8 Tribe
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6.9 Subfamily
Nolinoideae
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6.10 Number of Species