Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Shrub
Herbs
Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Western Europe, Turkey
Types
Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon
Aromatic herb
Number of Varieties
-15
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
Desert, Lower slopes
Dry areas, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
12-154-9
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
12-10
10-2
Sunset Zone
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
270.00 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
180.00 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
White, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Yellow, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Yellow, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Yellow, Light Green, Lemon yellow
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Rosette
oblong or obovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Do Not over Water
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
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
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
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Cold, Cough, Diabetes, gallstones, Liver problems, Stomach pain
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Paper pulp, Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods
Culinary use, Traditional medicine
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Container, Edging, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
DASYLIRION texanum
ORIGANUM majorana 'Aureum'
Common Name
Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon
Sweet Marjoram
In Hindi
sotol
मीठा कुठरा
In German
Dasylirion texanum
Majoran
In French
sotol
marjolaine
In Spanish
sotol
mejorana
In Greek
sotol
γλυκό μαντζουράνα
In Portuguese
sotol
manjerona
In Polish
sotol
słodki majeranek
In Latin
sotol
amaracus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheobionta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Lamiales
Family
Liliaceae
Lamiaceae
Genus
Dasylirion
Origanum
Clade
Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Nolinoideae
-
Number of Species
3001
1
27800
👆🏻