1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Mexico, Caribbean, Central America
1.4 Types
Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon
not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Desert, Lower slopes
Desert
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
H2
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
270.00 cm180.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
180.00 cm90.00 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
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
Olive, Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Rosette
Long and slender with very sharp edges
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Does not require lot of watering, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when soil is dry
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
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Not Available
Aphids, Mealybugs, Root rot, Scale, Viruses
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Hummingbirds
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
Beautification
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Diabetes, Hangover
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Paper pulp, Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods
Employed in herbal medicine, Fine spines and trichomes are used as fiber for weaving, Used As Food
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
DASYLIRION texanum
Peniocereus greggii
7.2 Common Name
Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon
Night Blooming Cereus, Reina de la noche, Arizona queen of the night
7.2.1 In Hindi
sotol
Night Blooming Cereus
7.2.2 In German
Dasylirion texanum
Nachtblühende Cereus
7.2.3 In French
sotol
Night Blooming Cereus
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
sotol
Night Blooming Cereus
7.2.6 In Portuguese
sotol
Night Blooming Cereus
7.2.7 In Polish
sotol
Noc Blooming Cereus
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Pachycereeae
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species