Blue Giant

Jumping Cholla

About Blue Giant and Jumping Cholla

Blue Giant

Jumping Cholla

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Not Available

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

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

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-159-12

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

10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

17.78 cm120.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.16 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Hot Pink, Rose, Bronze

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Narrow

Not Available

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

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

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

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Leaf Cutting, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

No fertilizers needed

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Red blotch, Root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Dry Conditions, Heat Tolerance, Sun

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

Not Available

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

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

Borders, Decorating walls

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

useful as a ground cover

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

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

Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DASYLIRION berlandieri

CYLINDROPUNTIA fulgida

7.2 Common Name

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

hanging chain cholla

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue Giant Grass

jumping cholla

7.2.2 In German

Blue Giant Grass

jumping cholla

7.2.3 In French

Blue Giant Herbe

jumping cholla

7.2.4 In Spanish

Blue Grass gigante

jumping cholla

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε Giant Grass

jumping cholla

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Blue Grass gigante

jumping cholla

7.2.7 In Polish

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

jumping cholla

7.2.8 In Latin

Giant herba blue

jumping cholla

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Agavaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Dasylirion

Cylindropuntia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

22NA

1 27800

Properties of Blue Giant and Jumping Cholla

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

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Season and Care of Blue Giant and Jumping Cholla

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

Blue Giant and Jumping Cholla Physical Information

Blue Giant and Jumping Cholla physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm whereas Jumping Cholla height is 120.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Blue Giant and Jumping Cholla are as follows:

Blue Giant flower color: Yellow
Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Jumping Cholla flower color: Hot Pink, Rose and Bronze
Jumping Cholla leaf color: Not Available

Care of Blue Giant and Jumping Cholla

Care of Blue Giant and Jumping Cholla 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 Jumping Cholla 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 Jumping Cholla needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.