Blue Giant

Blackwood

About Blue Giant and Blackwood

Blue Giant

Blackwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

Tree

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Australia

1.4 Types

Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

Fertile bottom land, moist forests, Moist Soils, Moist woods, Roadsides, Sandy areas, tropical environments, Tropical rainforest, Tropical regions, Wet lands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-158-11

0 99

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

8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

17.78 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.16 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Light Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green

Green, Gray 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

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

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

Acidic, 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, 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

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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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

Medium

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

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma, Eye irritation, Respiratory problems, Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Shadow Tree

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Bark, Tree trunks

6.2.3 Other Uses

useful as a ground cover

Application in Furniture, Constructing Boats, Used in Furniture, Wood is used fore making tools

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

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DASYLIRION berlandieri

ACACIA melanoxylon

7.2 Common Name

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

Australian Blackwood, Blackwood

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue Giant Grass

काली लकड़ी

7.2.2 In German

Blue Giant Grass

Schwarzes Holz

7.2.3 In French

Blue Giant Herbe

Bois noir

7.2.4 In Spanish

Blue Grass gigante

Blackwood

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε Giant Grass

Μαυρο ξυλο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Blue Grass gigante

Madeira preta

7.2.7 In Polish

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

Czarne drewno

7.2.8 In Latin

Giant herba blue

Press

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Agavaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Dasylirion

Acacia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Acacieae

8.9 Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

221100

1 27800

Properties of Blue Giant and Blackwood

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

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Season and Care of Blue Giant and Blackwood

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

Blue Giant and Blackwood Physical Information

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

Blue Giant flower color: Yellow
Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Blackwood flower color: Light Yellow
Blackwood leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Blue Giant and Blackwood

Care of Blue Giant and Blackwood 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 Blackwood 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 Blackwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.