Blue Giant

Crassula Ovata

About Blue Giant and Crassula Ovata

Blue Giant

Crassula Ovata

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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

Southern Africa, Madagascar, Asia

1.4 Types

Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum

Crassula

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

Dry areas, Hillside, Semi arid regions, Semi desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-1511-12

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

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

17.78 cm2.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.16 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

White, Pink, Magenta

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green

Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Narrow

Succulent

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

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Cold climate, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Leaf Cutting, Stem Planting

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, Do not water frequently, Does not require lot of watering, Keep ground moist, Medium, Never Over-water, Water when top layer of soil becomes 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

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

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Put diluted fertilizers, Water soluble fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Spider mites

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Cold climate, Dry soil, Sun

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for insects, Indoor Air Purification, Very little waste

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Vomiting

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

useful as a ground cover

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

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

CRASSULA

7.2 Common Name

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

Jade Plant, Lucky Plant, Money Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue Giant Grass

जेड पौधा

7.2.2 In German

Blue Giant Grass

Geldbaum

7.2.3 In French

Blue Giant Herbe

Crassula ovata

7.2.4 In Spanish

Blue Grass gigante

Crassula ovata

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε Giant Grass

crassula ovata

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Blue Grass gigante

crassula ovata

7.2.7 In Polish

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

Crassula ovata

7.2.8 In Latin

Giant herba blue

Crassula ovata

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Saxifragales

8.5 Family

Agavaceae

Crassulaceae

8.6 Genus

Dasylirion

Crassula

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Crassuloideae

8.10 Number of Species

22NA

1 27800

Properties of Blue Giant and Crassula Ovata

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

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Season and Care of Blue Giant and Crassula Ovata

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

Blue Giant and Crassula Ovata Physical Information

Blue Giant and Crassula Ovata physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm whereas Crassula Ovata height is 2.50 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Blue Giant and Crassula Ovata are as follows:

Blue Giant flower color: Yellow
Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Crassula Ovata flower color: White, Pink and Magenta
Crassula Ovata leaf color: Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green and Dark Green

Care of Blue Giant and Crassula Ovata

Care of Blue Giant and Crassula Ovata 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 Crassula Ovata pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Blue Giant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Crassula Ovata needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.