Life Span
Perennial
Annual or Biennial
Type
Shrub
Flowering Plants, Shrub
Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
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Types
Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon
Kalanchoe velutina, Kalanchoe hildebrantii
Number of Varieties
-117
0
40000
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Habitat
Desert, Lower slopes
Deciduous forests, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
12-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
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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
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
270.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
180.00 cm15.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
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Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Rosette
Oval with toothed margin
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
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Growth Rate
Slow
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Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs, Vegetative Reproduction
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Keep ground moist
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loamy, Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun
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Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune for shortening long shoots, pruning needed for strong structure
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
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Bacteria wilt, Crown gall, Mosaic viruses, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Shade areas, Shallow soil
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
-
-
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
-
breathing problems, sneezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification, Bouquets
Beauty Benefits
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For treating wrinkles, Improve skin tone
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for insects, Very little waste
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Immunity, Inflammation, Jaundice, Kidney Stones, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Piles
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Bark, Fruits
Other Uses
Paper pulp, Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods
Making Perfumes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
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Botanical Name
DASYLIRION texanum
KALANCHOE 'Mirabella'
Common Name
Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon
Kalanchoe
In Hindi
sotol
Kalanchoe
In German
Dasylirion texanum
Kalanchoe
In French
sotol
Kalanchoe
In Spanish
sotol
Kalanchoe
In Greek
sotol
Kalanchoe
In Portuguese
sotol
Kalanchoe
In Polish
sotol
Kalanchoe
In Latin
sotol
Kalanchoe
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Rosales
Family
Liliaceae
Crassulaceae
Genus
Dasylirion
Kalanchoe
Clade
Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Nolinoideae
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Number of Species
300117
1
27800
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