Blue Giant

Asian Pear

About Blue Giant and Asian Pear

Blue Giant

Asian Pear

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

Fruit

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

China, Japan

1.4 Types

Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum

sand pear,Taiwanese pear,Japanese Apple Pear

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

low mountains, warm rainy

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-155-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

17.78 cm460.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.16 cm300.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Narrow

Narrow and lance shape

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

Requires regular watering

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, 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, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Not Available

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Not Available

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Not Available

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Antiseptic, Astringent, Febrifuge, Nervine, Pectoral

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Fruits, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

useful as a ground cover

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DASYLIRION berlandieri

PYRUS pyrifolia

7.2 Common Name

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

Asian Pear

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue Giant Grass

Asian Pear

7.2.2 In German

Blue Giant Grass

Nashi-Birne

7.2.3 In French

Blue Giant Herbe

Nashi

7.2.4 In Spanish

Blue Grass gigante

Asian pear

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε Giant Grass

Asian pear

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Blue Grass gigante

Pera-nashi

7.2.7 In Polish

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

Grusza chińska

7.2.8 In Latin

Giant herba blue

Asian pear

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Rosales

8.5 Family

Agavaceae

Rosaceae

8.6 Genus

Dasylirion

Pyrus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Maleae

8.9 Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Amygdaloideae

8.10 Number of Species

22NA

1 27800

Properties of Blue Giant and Asian Pear

Wondering what are the properties of Blue Giant and Asian Pear? We provide you with everything About Blue Giant and Asian Pear. Blue Giant has thorns and Asian Pear doesn't have thorns. Also Blue Giant does not have fragrant flowers. Blue Giant has allergic reactions like Not Available and Asian Pear has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Blue Giant and Asian Pear and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Blue Giant and Asian Pear

Season and care of Blue Giant and Asian Pear is important to know. While considering everything about Blue Giant and Asian Pear Care, growing season is an essential factor. Blue Giant season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Asian Pear season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Blue Giant is Loam, Sand and for Asian Pear is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Blue Giant is Neutral, Alkaline and for Asian Pear is Acidic, Neutral.

Blue Giant and Asian Pear Physical Information

Blue Giant and Asian Pear physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm whereas Asian Pear height is 460.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Blue Giant and Asian Pear are as follows:

Blue Giant flower color: Yellow
Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Asian Pear flower color: Not Available
Asian Pear leaf color: Not Available

Care of Blue Giant and Asian Pear

Care of Blue Giant and Asian Pear include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Blue Giant pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Asian Pear pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Blue Giant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Asian Pear needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.