Blue Giant

Bamboo

About Blue Giant and Bamboo

Blue Giant

Bamboo

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

Grass

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

China, Japan

1.4 Types

Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA1500

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-156-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

17.78 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.16 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Green, Pink, Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Narrow

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site, Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

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, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot

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

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Not Available

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Cyanide poisoning

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Leaves, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

useful as a ground cover

Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Hedges, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DASYLIRION berlandieri

BAMBUSA

7.2 Common Name

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue Giant Grass

Bānsa

7.2.2 In German

Blue Giant Grass

Bambus

7.2.3 In French

Blue Giant Herbe

Bambou

7.2.4 In Spanish

Blue Grass gigante

Bambú

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε Giant Grass

μπαμπού

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Blue Grass gigante

bambu

7.2.7 In Polish

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

Bambus

7.2.8 In Latin

Giant herba blue

Bamboo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Poales

8.5 Family

Agavaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Dasylirion

Acidosasa

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Bambuseae

8.9 Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Arthrostylidiinae, Arundinariinae, Bambusinae, Chusqueinae, Guaduinae, Melocanninae, Nastinae, Racemobambodinae, Shibataeinae

8.10 Number of Species

221400

1 27800

Properties of Blue Giant and Bamboo

Wondering what are the properties of Blue Giant and Bamboo? We provide you with everything About Blue Giant and Bamboo. Blue Giant has thorns and Bamboo doesn't have thorns. Also Blue Giant does not have fragrant flowers. Blue Giant has allergic reactions like Not Available and Bamboo 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 Bamboo and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Blue Giant and Bamboo

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

Blue Giant and Bamboo Physical Information

Blue Giant and Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm whereas Bamboo height is 30.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Blue Giant and Bamboo are as follows:

Blue Giant flower color: Yellow
Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Bamboo flower color: Not Available
Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Blue Giant and Bamboo

Care of Blue Giant and Bamboo 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 Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Blue Giant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.