Blue Giant

Douglas Fir

About Blue Giant and Douglas Fir

Blue Giant

Douglas Fir

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

Tree

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Western United States, California, Canada, China

1.4 Types

Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum

Balsam Fir, Cannan Fir, Fraser Fir, Grand Fir

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

Moist Soils, Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-154-7

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

7-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

17.78 cm2,440.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.16 cm610.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Narrow

Needle like

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Shade areas

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires consistently moist soil

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

No need to prune, No pruning needed

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Beetles, Borers, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Not Available

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Skin rash

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas tree

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Burns, Cough, Sore throat, Stomach pain, Wounds

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

useful as a ground cover

Decoration Purposes, Economic Purpose, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in biomass, Used in paper industry, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used for ship building, Wood is used in construction, Wood log is used in making fences

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Alpine, Feature Plant, Foundation, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DASYLIRION berlandieri

PSEUDOTSUGA menziesii

7.2 Common Name

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

Douglas Fir

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue Giant Grass

डगलस फ़िर

7.2.2 In German

Blue Giant Grass

Douglasfichte

7.2.3 In French

Blue Giant Herbe

le sapin de Douglas

7.2.4 In Spanish

Blue Grass gigante

abeto Douglas

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε Giant Grass

έλατο Douglas

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Blue Grass gigante

Douglas Fir

7.2.7 In Polish

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

daglezji

7.2.8 In Latin

Giant herba blue

Douglas abies

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Pinopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Pinales

8.5 Family

Agavaceae

Pinaceae

8.6 Genus

Dasylirion

Pseudotsuga

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

22NA

1 27800

Properties of Blue Giant and Douglas Fir

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

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Season and Care of Blue Giant and Douglas Fir

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

Blue Giant and Douglas Fir Physical Information

Blue Giant and Douglas Fir physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm whereas Douglas Fir height is 2,440.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Blue Giant and Douglas Fir are as follows:

Blue Giant flower color: Yellow
Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Douglas Fir flower color: Not Available
Douglas Fir leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Blue Giant and Douglas Fir

Care of Blue Giant and Douglas Fir 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 Douglas Fir pruning is done No need to prune and No pruning needed. In summer Blue Giant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Douglas Fir needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.