Blue Giant

Buddha's Hand

About Blue Giant and Buddha's Hand

Blue Giant

Buddha's Hand

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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

Southern Asia, India, Melanesia, 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

Well Drained

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-159-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

17.78 cm370.00 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

White, Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Yellow

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Narrow

Oval

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

Clay, 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

Early Spring, Spring, Winter, Late Winter, Indeterminate

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

Budding, Cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

Keep the Soil well drained, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Clay, 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

Prune in spring, Remove branches, Remove branches that rub together, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring, fertilize in summer, organic fertlizers

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

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

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

Asthma

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

Respiratory Disorders, Soothing and relieving pain

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Flowers, Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

useful as a ground cover

Making Perfumes, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

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

Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Houseplant, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DASYLIRION berlandieri

CITRUS medica var. sarcodactylis

7.2 Common Name

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

Buddha's Hand, Fingered Citron

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue Giant Grass

Buddha's Hand Tree

7.2.2 In German

Blue Giant Grass

Buddhas Hand Baum

7.2.3 In French

Blue Giant Herbe

Main de Bouddha Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

Blue Grass gigante

Mano de Buda Árbol

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε Giant Grass

Χέρι του Βούδα Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Blue Grass gigante

Mão de Buda Árvore

7.2.7 In Polish

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

Ręka Buddy Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Giant herba blue

Buddha manus Arbor

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Not Available

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Agavaceae

Rutaceae

8.6 Genus

Dasylirion

Citrus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

22NA

1 27800

Properties of Blue Giant and Buddha's Hand

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

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Season and Care of Blue Giant and Buddha's Hand

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

Blue Giant and Buddha's Hand Physical Information

Blue Giant and Buddha's Hand physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm whereas Buddha's Hand height is 370.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Blue Giant and Buddha's Hand are as follows:

Blue Giant flower color: Yellow
Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Buddha's Hand flower color: White and Purple
Buddha's Hand leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Blue Giant and Buddha's Hand

Care of Blue Giant and Buddha's Hand 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 Buddha's Hand pruning is done Prune in spring, Remove branches, Remove branches that rub together, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, 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 Buddha's Hand needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.