Blue Giant

Dwarf Iris

About Blue Giant and Dwarf Iris

Blue Giant

Dwarf Iris

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

Perennial

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Eastern Europe

1.4 Types

Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

Terrestrial

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-154-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

17.78 cm10.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.16 cm15.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Yellow, Lavender, Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Green, Sea Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Green, Sea Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Green, Sea Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Narrow

Lanceolate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

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

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

By dividing rhizomes, tubers, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

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

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

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Coarse

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

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

useful as a ground cover

Used as Ornamental plant

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, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DASYLIRION berlandieri

IRIS pumila

7.2 Common Name

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

Dwarf Iris

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue Giant Grass

Dwarf Iris

7.2.2 In German

Blue Giant Grass

Zwergiris

7.2.3 In French

Blue Giant Herbe

Dwarf Iris

7.2.4 In Spanish

Blue Grass gigante

Enano Iris

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε Giant Grass

νάνος Ίρις

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Blue Grass gigante

Dwarf Iris

7.2.7 In Polish

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

Dwarf Iris

7.2.8 In Latin

Giant herba blue

Iris Dwarf

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Liliales

8.5 Family

Agavaceae

Iridaceae

8.6 Genus

Dasylirion

Iris

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Irideae

8.9 Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Iridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

22NA

1 27800

Properties of Blue Giant and Dwarf Iris

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

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Season and Care of Blue Giant and Dwarf Iris

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

Blue Giant and Dwarf Iris Physical Information

Blue Giant and Dwarf Iris physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm whereas Dwarf Iris height is 10.20 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Blue Giant and Dwarf Iris are as follows:

Blue Giant flower color: Yellow
Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Dwarf Iris flower color: Yellow, Lavender and Blue Violet
Dwarf Iris leaf color: Green and Sea Green

Care of Blue Giant and Dwarf Iris

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