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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual

Type

Shrub
Fruit

Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico
Southeastern Asia, China

Types

Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon
Castellana Joppa Mosambi Narinja Verna

Number of Varieties

-100
0 40000
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Habitat

Desert, Lower slopes
Farms, Warmer regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

12-159-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-10
10-9

Sunset Zone

10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Rosette/Stemless
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

270.00 cm180.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

180.00 cm180.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow
White

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Red, Orange, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Rosette
Ovate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs very little water
Do not water frequently, Requires watering in the growing season, Water every two or three days during warmer months

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

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full 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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

-
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

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
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Hummingbirds
Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

Leaves
Fruits

Other Uses

Paper pulp, Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods
Cosmetics, Culinary use

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

DASYLIRION texanum
CITRUS sinensis 'Budd'

Common Name

Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon
Orange

In Hindi

sotol
नारंगी

In German

Dasylirion texanum
Orange

In French

sotol
Orange

In Spanish

sotol
naranja

In Greek

sotol
Πορτοκάλι

In Portuguese

sotol
laranja

In Polish

sotol
Pomarańczowy

In Latin

sotol
aurantiaco

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Liliales
Sapindales

Family

Liliaceae
Rutaceae

Genus

Dasylirion
Citrus

Clade

Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
Citreae

Subfamily

Nolinoideae
Aurantioideae

Number of Species

3001000
1 27800
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Difference Between Sotol and Orange

If you are confused whether Sotol or Orange are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Sotol and Orange Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Sotol are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Orange fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Sotol and Orange if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Sotol and Orange

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Sotol and Orange. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Sotol and Orange as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Sotol is whereas of Orange is . Sotol has beauty benefits as follows: while Orange has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Sotol vs Orange

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Sotol vs Orange and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Sotol are whereas of Orange have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Sotol has no showy fruits and Orange has showy fruits. Also Sotol is not flowering and Orange is not flowering . You can compare Sotol and Orange facts and facts of other plants too.