Blue Giant

Houseleek

About Blue Giant and Houseleek

Blue Giant

Houseleek

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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 Europe, Western Europe

1.4 Types

Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum

Sempervivum altum, Sempervivum davisii, Sempervivum juvanii

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA40

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

limestone outcrops, Rocky areas, Stone and Masonry fences and walls

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-155-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

8-1

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

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 cm30.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Light Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Blue Green, Burgundy

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Blue Green, Burgundy

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Blue Green, Burgundy

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green

Blue Green, Burgundy

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Narrow

V-Shaped

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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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

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

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

No need to prune

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

20-20-20 amount, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Mealybugs, 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

✔ ✘

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

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Not Available

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin

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

Antipruritic, Astringent, Diuretic, Odontalgic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

useful as a ground cover

Cosmetics, Used for its medicinal properties

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, Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DASYLIRION berlandieri

SEMPERVIVUM calcareum

7.2 Common Name

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

Houseleek, Common houseleek

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue Giant Grass

houseleek

7.2.2 In German

Blue Giant Grass

Hauswurz

7.2.3 In French

Blue Giant Herbe

joubarbe

7.2.4 In Spanish

Blue Grass gigante

houseleek

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε Giant Grass

houseleek

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Blue Grass gigante

houseleek

7.2.7 In Polish

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

houseleek

7.2.8 In Latin

Giant herba blue

AMERIMNON

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Rosales

8.5 Family

Agavaceae

Crassulaceae

8.6 Genus

Dasylirion

Sempervivum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Sedeae

8.9 Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Sedoideae

8.10 Number of Species

2240

1 27800

Properties of Blue Giant and Houseleek

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

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Season and Care of Blue Giant and Houseleek

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

Blue Giant and Houseleek Physical Information

Blue Giant and Houseleek physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm whereas Houseleek height is 10.20 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Blue Giant and Houseleek are as follows:

Blue Giant flower color: Yellow
Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Houseleek flower color: Light Pink
Houseleek leaf color: Blue Green and Burgundy

Care of Blue Giant and Houseleek

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