Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Shrub
Origin
Southeastern Asia, India, China
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Types
Citrus sinensis
Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon
Number of Varieties
50-
0
40000
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Habitat
Farms, Warmer regions
Desert, Lower slopes
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-1112-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
11-9
12-10
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 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
Oval or Rounded
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
460.00 cm270.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm180.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Red, Purple
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Orange, Orange Red
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Blue Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Rosette
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Winter
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water frequently, Requires watering in the growing season, Water every two or three days during warmer months
Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Requires little pruning, Shape and thin as needed
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Acidic Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Scale, Whiteflies
-
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
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Leaves
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Culinary use
Paper pulp, Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
CITRUS sinensis 'Valencia'
DASYLIRION texanum
Common Name
Orange, Valencia Orange
Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon
In Hindi
वालेंसिया ऑरेंज
sotol
In German
Valencia-orange
Dasylirion texanum
In French
orange de Valence
sotol
In Spanish
Naranja Valencia
sotol
In Greek
Valencia Orange
sotol
In Portuguese
Valencia Laranja
sotol
In Polish
Valencia Pomarańczowy
sotol
In Latin
Aliquam Valencia
sotol
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Liliales
Family
Rutaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Citrus
Dasylirion
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Monocots
Tribe
Citreae
-
Subfamily
Aurantioideae
Nolinoideae
Number of Species
100300
1
27800
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