1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Cactus or Succulent, Perennial
1.3 Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
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40000
1.5 Habitat
Desert, Dry areas, Semi desert
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-10
1.8 Sunset Zone
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Rosette/Stemless
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
270.00 cm
Rank: 75 (Overall) ▶
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
180.00 cm
Rank: 70 (Overall) ▶
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Long Linear
2.4 Thorns
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63% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Slow
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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15% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Leaf Cutting, Stem Planting, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Insects, Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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32% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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21% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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36% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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22% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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No - Cactus Garden Plants has it !
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
Not Available
5.4 Showy Foliage
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47% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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5.5 Showy Bark
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7% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Bold
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
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2% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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5.9 Invasive
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1% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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13% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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5.11 Attracts
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Skin rash
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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51% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Nutrients
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used As Food
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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53% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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6.5 Garden Design
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
DASYLIRION
7.2 Common Name
Spoon flower, Common sotol
7.2.1 In Hindi
डेजर्ट चम्मच
7.2.2 In German
Esslöffel
7.2.3 In French
Desert cuillère
7.2.4 In Spanish
Desierto cuchara
7.2.5 In Greek
Desert κουτάλι
7.2.6 In Portuguese
colher Desert
7.2.7 In Polish
Desert łyżka
7.2.8 In Latin
cochleari deserto
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Liliopsida
8.4 Order
Asparagales
8.5 Family
Agavaceae
8.6 Genus
Dasylirion
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Nolinoideae
8.10 Number of Species
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
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27800