Blue Giant

Cotyledon

About Blue Giant and Cotyledon

Blue Giant

Cotyledon

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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

Eastern Africa, Southern Africa

1.4 Types

Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum

Epigeal, Hypogeal

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA2

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

Coastal sand dunes, Wild

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-1510-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

12-1

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 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.16 cm30.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Yellow, Red, Green, Orange

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Narrow

Reniform

2.4 Thorns

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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

Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

reseeds, root cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

Do Not over Water, Keep the Soil well drained

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

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

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Not Available

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Kidney Disease

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Formal Garden, Hanging Basket

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Beans

6.2.3 Other Uses

useful as a ground cover

Basketary, Edible seed

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

Container, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DASYLIRION berlandieri

COTYLEDON

7.2 Common Name

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

Pig's ear, Dog's ear

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue Giant Grass

बीजपत्र

7.2.2 In German

Blue Giant Grass

Cotyledon

7.2.3 In French

Blue Giant Herbe

Cotyledon

7.2.4 In Spanish

Blue Grass gigante

Cotyledon

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε Giant Grass

κοτυληδών kotylēdōn

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Blue Grass gigante

Cotyledon

7.2.7 In Polish

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

Liścień

7.2.8 In Latin

Giant herba blue

Cotyledon

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Rosales

8.5 Family

Agavaceae

Crassulaceae

8.6 Genus

Dasylirion

Cotyledon L.

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

2212

1 27800

Properties of Blue Giant and Cotyledon

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

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Season and Care of Blue Giant and Cotyledon

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

Blue Giant and Cotyledon Physical Information

Blue Giant and Cotyledon physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm whereas Cotyledon height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Blue Giant and Cotyledon are as follows:

Blue Giant flower color: Yellow
Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Cotyledon flower color: Yellow, Red, Green and Orange
Cotyledon leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Blue Giant and Cotyledon

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