Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Shrub
Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Types
Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon
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Number of Varieties
-40
0
40000
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Habitat
Desert, Lower slopes
Wild
USDA Hardiness Zone
12-158-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
10-8
Sunset Zone
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
10, 11, 12, 13
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
270.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
180.00 cm5.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Hot Pink
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Rosette
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
occasional watering once established
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
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
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
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
poisonous if ingested
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
constipation, Stomach pain, Swelling, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers, Leaves, Stem
Other Uses
Paper pulp, Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
DASYLIRION texanum
PENSTEMON parryi
Common Name
Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon
Parry's Beardtongue
In Hindi
sotol
penstemon parryi
In German
Dasylirion texanum
penstemon parryi
In French
sotol
penstemon parryi
In Spanish
sotol
parryi penstemon
In Greek
sotol
penstemon parryi
In Portuguese
sotol
parryi penstemon
In Polish
sotol
penstemon parryi
In Latin
sotol
Persicaria californicum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Lamiales
Family
Liliaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Dasylirion
Penstemon
Clade
Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Nolinoideae
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Number of Species
3001
1
27800
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