1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
North America
1.4 Types
Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
7.3 Habitat
Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas
Moist Soils, open Woodlands, Pine barrens, Swamps
7.4 USDA Hardiness Zone
10.8 AHS Heat Zone
10.11 Sunset Zone
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10, 16
10.13 Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Thicket/Colonizing
12 Information
12.1 Plant Size
12.1.1 Minimum Height
17.78 cm460.00 cm
0.54
3900
15.10.1 Minimum Width
10.16 cm550.00 cm
0.1
6350
15.11 Plant Color
15.11.1 Flower Color
15.11.2 Flower Color Modifier
15.11.3 Fruit Color
15.11.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Not Available
15.11.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Not Available
15.11.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Not Available
15.11.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
Not Available
15.12 Shape
15.12.1 Leaf Shape
15.13 Thorns
16 Season
16.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
16.2 Growing Conditions
16.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
16.2.2 Growth Rate
16.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
16.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
16.2.5 Soil Drainage
16.2.6 Bloom Time
16.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
16.3 Tolerances
17 Care
17.1 Where to Plant?
17.2 How to Plant?
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting
17.3 Plant Maintenance
17.4 Watering Plants
17.4.1 Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering
17.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
17.4.3 In Spring
17.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
17.5 Soil
17.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
17.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
17.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
17.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
17.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove branches that rub together, Remove dead branches
17.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
17.9 Pests and Diseases
17.10 Plant Tolerance
18 Facts
18.1 Flowers
18.1.1 Flower Petal Number
18.2 Fruits
18.2.1 Showy Fruit
18.2.2 Edible Fruit
18.3 Fragrance
18.3.1 Fragrant Flower
18.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
18.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
18.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
18.4 Showy Foliage
18.5 Showy Bark
18.6 Foliage Texture
18.7 Foliage Sheen
18.8 Evergreen
18.9 Invasive
18.10 Self-Sowing
18.11 Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Not Available
Birds, Butterflies
18.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
19 Benefits
19.1 Uses
19.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Beautification, Showy Purposes
19.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
19.1.3 Edible Uses
19.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
19.2 Plant Benefits
19.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Asthma, Bronchitis, Cough, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fever, Stomach Ulcers
19.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Not Available
Bark, Fruits
19.2.3 Other Uses
useful as a ground cover
Used As Food
19.3 Used As Indoor Plant
19.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
19.5 Garden Design
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
20 Scientific Name
20.1 Botanical Name
DASYLIRION berlandieri
PRUNUS virginiana
20.2 Common Name
Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa
Wild black cherry, Cherry bark
20.2.1 In Hindi
Blue Giant Grass
Chokecherry
20.2.2 In German
Blue Giant Grass
Chokecherry
20.2.3 In French
Blue Giant Herbe
Chokecherry
20.2.4 In Spanish
Blue Grass gigante
Chokecherry
20.2.5 In Greek
Μπλε Giant Grass
Chokecherry
20.2.6 In Portuguese
Blue Grass gigante
Chokecherry
20.2.7 In Polish
Błękitny Gigant Trawa
Chokecherry
20.2.8 In Latin
Giant herba blue
chokecherry
21 Classification
21.1 Kingdom
21.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
21.3 Class
Not Available
Magnoliopsida
21.4 Order
21.5 Family
21.6 Genus
21.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
21.8 Tribe
21.9 Subfamily
Nolinoideae
Amygdaloideae
21.10 Number of Species