Blue Giant

Cactus

About Blue Giant and Cactus

Blue Giant

Cactus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Caribbean, Central America, Northern America, South America

1.4 Types

Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum

Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA2000

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

Desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-15Not Available

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

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

17.78 cm27.55 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.16 cm3.44 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Magenta, Red, White, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green

Several shades of Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Narrow

Globe shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Bright direct sunlight

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Early Summer, Late Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

Does not require lot of watering, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when soil is dry

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

Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Bright direct sunlight

4.7 Pruning

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

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, 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

Aphids, Caterpillars, Cochineal insect, Mealybugs, Nematodes, Red spider mite, Rodent, Root rot, Scale, Slugs, Snails, Thripes, Viruses, Worms

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

Not Available

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Not Available

Birds

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

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Diabetes, Hangover

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

useful as a ground cover

Employed in herbal medicine, Fine spines and trichomes are used as fiber for weaving, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in construction, Used in Furniture

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

Feature Plant

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DASYLIRION berlandieri

Cactaceae

7.2 Common Name

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

Cactus

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue Giant Grass

Naagaphanee

7.2.2 In German

Blue Giant Grass

Kaktus

7.2.3 In French

Blue Giant Herbe

Cactus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Blue Grass gigante

El Cactus

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε Giant Grass

κάκτος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Blue Grass gigante

cacto

7.2.7 In Polish

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

kaktus

7.2.8 In Latin

Giant herba blue

Cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Agavaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Dasylirion

Not Available

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Cactoideae, Maihueniodeae, Opuntioideae, Pereskioideae

8.10 Number of Species

221800

1 27800

Properties of Blue Giant and Cactus

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

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Season and Care of Blue Giant and Cactus

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

Blue Giant and Cactus Physical Information

Blue Giant and Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm whereas Cactus height is 27.55 cm and width 3.44 cm. The color specification of Blue Giant and Cactus are as follows:

Blue Giant flower color: Yellow
Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Cactus flower color: Magenta, Red, White and Yellow
Cactus leaf color: Green

Care of Blue Giant and Cactus

Care of Blue Giant and Cactus 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 Cactus pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally and Remove dead leaves. In summer Blue Giant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.