Blue Giant

Boulder Blue Fescue

About Blue Giant and Boulder Blue Fescue

Blue Giant

Boulder Blue Fescue

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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

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Asia

1.4 Types

Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum

Blue fescue, Large Blue fescue

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

Moist Soils, Rocky areas, Well Drained

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-154-8

4 99

1.10 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

8 - 1

1.11 Sunset Zone

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.12 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

17.78 cm30.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.16 cm25.40 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

Blue Green, Gray

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Blue Green, Gray

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green

Blue Green, Tan, Gray

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Narrow

Grass like

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

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

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

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, 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

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

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

Apply 10-10-10 amount

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

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Fine

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

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Provides ground cover

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Flowers, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

useful as a ground cover

Used as Ornamental plant

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DASYLIRION berlandieri

FESTUCA glauca 'Boulder Blue'

7.2 Common Name

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

Blue Fescue, Boulder Blue Fescue

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue Giant Grass

Boulder Blue Fescue

7.2.2 In German

Blue Giant Grass

Boulder Blau -Schwingel

7.2.3 In French

Blue Giant Herbe

Boulder bleu fétuque

7.2.4 In Spanish

Blue Grass gigante

Boulder azul de la hierba festuca

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε Giant Grass

Boulder μπλε γρασίδι φεστούκα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Blue Grass gigante

Boulder Blue Grass festuca

7.2.7 In Polish

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

Boulder niebieskie trawy kostrzewy

7.2.8 In Latin

Giant herba blue

Hyacintho herba, lapidem fescue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Agavaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Dasylirion

Festuca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Poeae

8.9 Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Pooideae

8.10 Number of Species

2261

1 27800

Properties of Blue Giant and Boulder Blue Fescue

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

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Season and Care of Blue Giant and Boulder Blue Fescue

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

Blue Giant and Boulder Blue Fescue Physical Information

Blue Giant and Boulder Blue Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm whereas Boulder Blue Fescue height is 30.50 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Blue Giant and Boulder Blue Fescue are as follows:

Blue Giant flower color: Yellow
Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Boulder Blue Fescue flower color: Not Available
Boulder Blue Fescue leaf color: Blue Green and Gray

Care of Blue Giant and Boulder Blue Fescue

Care of Blue Giant and Boulder Blue Fescue 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 Boulder Blue Fescue pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Blue Giant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Boulder Blue Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.