Blue Giant

Citrus

About Blue Giant and Citrus

Blue Giant

Citrus

Add ⊕

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

oranges, grapefruit, lemons

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

agricultural areas

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

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

17.78 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.16 cm244.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

White, Purple, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Yellow, Red, Green, Orange

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

Toothed

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

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

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

Keep ground moist

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

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

✔ ✘

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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Not Available

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Itchiness, Oral Allergy

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Not Available

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin and hair, Makes teeth white, Skin cleanser

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Kidney Stones, scurvy, Stomach Cancer

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

useful as a ground cover

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

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

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DASYLIRION berlandieri

CITRUS

7.2 Common Name

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

Citrus

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue Giant Grass

निम्बू-वंश

7.2.2 In German

Blue Giant Grass

Zitruspflanzen

7.2.3 In French

Blue Giant Herbe

Citrus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Blue Grass gigante

Citrus

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε Giant Grass

Citrus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Blue Grass gigante

Citrus é um género

7.2.7 In Polish

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

Cytrus

7.2.8 In Latin

Giant herba blue

citrus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

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

Citreae

8.9 Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Asteroideae

8.10 Number of Species

2228

1 27800

Properties of Blue Giant and Citrus

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

Compare Cactus » More

Blue Giant and Dudleya

Blue Giant and Sea Lettuce

Blue Giant and Echeveria

» More

More Compare Cactus

Season and Care of Blue Giant and Citrus

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

Blue Giant and Citrus Physical Information

Blue Giant and Citrus physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm whereas Citrus height is Not Available and width 244.00 cm. The color specification of Blue Giant and Citrus are as follows:

Blue Giant flower color: Yellow
Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Citrus flower color: White, Purple and Ivory
Citrus leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Blue Giant and Citrus

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