Blue Giant

Candelilla

About Blue Giant and Candelilla

Blue Giant

Candelilla

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Texas, Mexico

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

Semi desert, shade of desert, Shaded sites

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-1510-13

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

23, 24

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 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

White, Light Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Pink

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green

Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Narrow

Not Applicable

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

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

Very Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Early Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Dry Conditions

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Cuttings, Divison, Rooted stem cutting

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, occasional watering once established

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

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

Pests and diseases free

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Dry Conditions

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Not Available

Butterflies, Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Borders, Slopes hedging

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Making cosmetics, Moisturizing

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Eczema

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

wax

6.2.3 Other Uses

useful as a ground cover

Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc.

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DASYLIRION berlandieri

EUPHORBIA antisyphilitica

7.2 Common Name

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

wax plant

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue Giant Grass

Candelilla

7.2.2 In German

Blue Giant Grass

candelilla

7.2.3 In French

Blue Giant Herbe

candelilla

7.2.4 In Spanish

Blue Grass gigante

candelilla

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε Giant Grass

candelilla

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Blue Grass gigante

candelilla

7.2.7 In Polish

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

candelilla

7.2.8 In Latin

Giant herba blue

candelilla

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Euphorbiales

8.5 Family

Agavaceae

Euphorbiaceae

8.6 Genus

Dasylirion

Euphorbia

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 Candelilla

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

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Season and Care of Blue Giant and Candelilla

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

Blue Giant and Candelilla Physical Information

Blue Giant and Candelilla physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm whereas Candelilla height is 45.70 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Blue Giant and Candelilla are as follows:

Blue Giant flower color: Yellow
Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Candelilla flower color: White and Light Pink
Candelilla leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Blue Giant and Candelilla

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