Blue Giant

Cardenche

About Blue Giant and Cardenche

Blue Giant

Cardenche

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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

Western United States, 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

Desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-154-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

11-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

17.78 cm90.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.16 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Magenta, Rose, Burgundy, Bronze

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

Not Available

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

Linear

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

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

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Spring, Late Spring, Early 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

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

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

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

✔ ✘

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

Not Available

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

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Digestive Problems

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

Jam, Not Available

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, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DASYLIRION berlandieri

CYLINDROPUNTIA imbricata

7.2 Common Name

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

Cane Cholla, Walking Stick Cholla, Tree Cholla, Chainlink Cactus

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue Giant Grass

Cardenche

7.2.2 In German

Blue Giant Grass

Cardenche

7.2.3 In French

Blue Giant Herbe

Cactus rustique

7.2.4 In Spanish

Blue Grass gigante

Cardenche

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε Giant Grass

Cardenche

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Blue Grass gigante

Cardenche

7.2.7 In Polish

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

Cardenche

7.2.8 In Latin

Giant herba blue

Cardenche

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

22NA

1 27800

Properties of Blue Giant and Cardenche

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

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Season and Care of Blue Giant and Cardenche

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

Blue Giant and Cardenche Physical Information

Blue Giant and Cardenche physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm whereas Cardenche height is 90.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Blue Giant and Cardenche are as follows:

Blue Giant flower color: Yellow
Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Cardenche flower color: Magenta, Rose, Burgundy and Bronze
Cardenche leaf color: Not Available

Care of Blue Giant and Cardenche

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