Blue Giant

Bouteloua Gracilis

About Blue Giant and Bouteloua Gracilis

Blue Giant

Bouteloua Gracilis

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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

North America, United States, Western United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum

Grasses

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

Dry areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-153-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

9 - 5

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

17.78 cm45.70 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

White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Purple, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green

Tan

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

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

Medium

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

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

Beetles, Grasshoppers

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

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

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

Air purification, Erosion control

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Cuts

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

useful as a ground cover

Used to feed livestock

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

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DASYLIRION berlandieri

BOUTELOUA gracilis

7.2 Common Name

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

Blue Grama Grass, Mosquito Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue Giant Grass

Bouteloua gracilis

7.2.2 In German

Blue Giant Grass

Bouteloua Gracilis

7.2.3 In French

Blue Giant Herbe

Bouteloua aristidoides

7.2.4 In Spanish

Blue Grass gigante

Chondrosum gracile

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε Giant Grass

Bouteloua gracilis

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Blue Grass gigante

Bouteloua Gracilis

7.2.7 In Polish

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

Bouteloua Gracilis

7.2.8 In Latin

Giant herba blue

Bouteloua Gracilis

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

Bouteloua

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cynodonteae

8.9 Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Chloridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

22NA

1 27800

Properties of Blue Giant and Bouteloua Gracilis

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

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Season and Care of Blue Giant and Bouteloua Gracilis

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

Blue Giant and Bouteloua Gracilis Physical Information

Blue Giant and Bouteloua Gracilis physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm whereas Bouteloua Gracilis height is 45.70 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Blue Giant and Bouteloua Gracilis are as follows:

Blue Giant flower color: Yellow
Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Bouteloua Gracilis flower color: White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Bouteloua Gracilis leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Blue Giant and Bouteloua Gracilis

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