Blue Giant

Crown Flower

About Blue Giant and Crown Flower

Blue Giant

Crown Flower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Southeastern Asia, India, China

1.4 Types

Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum

Shrub

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-1510-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 13, 24

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

17.78 cm180.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.16 cm240.00 cm

0.1 6350

1.2 Plant Color

1.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Lavender

1.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

1.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Brown

1.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Gray Green, Silver

1.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Gray Green, Silver

1.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Gray Green

1.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green

Gray Green

1.3 Shape

1.3.1 Leaf Shape

Narrow

Lobed

1.4 Thorns

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2 Season

2.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

2.2 Growing Conditions

2.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

2.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

2.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Sand

2.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

2.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

2.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Indeterminate

2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

2.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

3 Care

3.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

3.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Stem Cutting

3.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

3.4 Watering Plants

3.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

3.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

3.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

3.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

3.5 Soil

3.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Sand

3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

3.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.7 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

3.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

3.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

3.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

4 Facts

4.1 Flowers

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4.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

4.2 Fruits

4.2.1 Showy Fruit

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4.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

4.3 Fragrance

4.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

4.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

4.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

4.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

4.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

4.8 Evergreen

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4.9 Invasive

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4.10 Self-Sowing

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4.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Not Available

Butterflies

4.12 Allergy

Not Available

5 Benefits

5.1 Uses

5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Showy Purposes

5.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

5.1.3 Edible Uses

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5.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

5.2 Plant Benefits

5.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Abandonment, epilepsy, Fever, Gout, Leprosy, Skin irritation, Syphilis, Tooth ache, Ulcers

5.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Flowers, Leaves, Root

5.2.3 Other Uses

useful as a ground cover

Used for its medicinal properties

5.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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5.5 Garden Design

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

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical

6 Scientific Name

6.1 Botanical Name

DASYLIRION berlandieri

CALOTROPIS gigantea

6.2 Common Name

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

Crown flower

6.2.1 In Hindi

Blue Giant Grass

Crown flower

6.2.2 In German

Blue Giant Grass

Crown Blume

6.2.3 In French

Blue Giant Herbe

fleur de la Couronne

6.2.4 In Spanish

Blue Grass gigante

flor de la corona

6.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε Giant Grass

στέμμα λουλούδι

6.2.6 In Portuguese

Blue Grass gigante

coroa da flor

6.2.7 In Polish

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

korona kwiatu

6.2.8 In Latin

Giant herba blue

flos florum

7 Classification

7.1 Kingdom

Plantae

7.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

7.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

7.4 Order

Asparagales

Gentianales

7.5 Family

Agavaceae

Asclepiadaceae

7.6 Genus

Dasylirion

Calotropis

7.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

7.8 Tribe

Not Available

7.9 Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Asclepiadoideae

7.10 Number of Species

22NA

1 27800

Properties of Blue Giant and Crown Flower

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

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Season and Care of Blue Giant and Crown Flower

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

Blue Giant and Crown Flower Physical Information

Blue Giant and Crown Flower physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm whereas Crown Flower height is 180.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Blue Giant and Crown Flower are as follows:

Blue Giant flower color: Yellow
Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Crown Flower flower color: Lavender
Crown Flower leaf color: Gray Green and Silver

Care of Blue Giant and Crown Flower

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