Blue Giant

Red Fescue

About Blue Giant and Red Fescue

Blue Giant

Red Fescue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

Grass

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe

1.4 Types

Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum

Lustrous Creeping Red Fescue, Rubra trichophylla, Rubra rubra

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.11 Habitat

Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

Wide range of ecological site

1.12 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-152-7

4 99

1.15 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

7 - 1

1.16 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, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.17 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

17.78 cm5.10 cm

0.54 3900

3.1.2 Minimum Width

10.16 cmNA

0.1 6350

3.2 Plant Color

3.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Not Available

3.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

3.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Non Fruiting Plant

3.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Dark Green

3.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Light Green

3.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Dark Green

3.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green

Tan

3.3 Shape

3.3.1 Leaf Shape

Narrow

Grass like

3.4 Thorns

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4 Season

4.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

4.2 Growing Conditions

4.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

4.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

4.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

4.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

4.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

5 Care

5.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

5.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

From Rhizomes

5.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

5.4 Watering Plants

5.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

Needs 2-3 times watering per week

5.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

5.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

5.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

5.5 Soil

5.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

5.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

5.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

5.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

5.7 Pruning

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

Prune grass to maintain level

5.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

fertilize in fall

5.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Billbugs, Dollar spot, Pythium blight, Red blotch, Red thread, White grubs

5.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Available

6 Facts

6.1 Flowers

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6.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

6.2 Fruits

6.2.1 Showy Fruit

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6.2.2 Edible Fruit

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6.3 Fragrance

6.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

6.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

6.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

6.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

6.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

6.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

6.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Fine

6.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

6.8 Evergreen

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6.9 Invasive

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6.10 Self-Sowing

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6.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Not Available

Bugs

6.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma

7 Benefits

7.1 Uses

7.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

7.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

7.1.3 Edible Uses

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7.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Erosion control, Wildlife

7.2 Plant Benefits

7.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

No Medicinal Use

7.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Whole plant

7.2.3 Other Uses

useful as a ground cover

Used as Ornamental plant

7.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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7.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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7.5 Garden Design

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

Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

8 Scientific Name

8.1 Botanical Name

DASYLIRION berlandieri

FESTUCA rubra

8.2 Common Name

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

Red Fescue

8.2.1 In Hindi

Blue Giant Grass

Red Fescue

8.2.2 In German

Blue Giant Grass

Rotschwingel

8.2.3 In French

Blue Giant Herbe

fétuque rouge

8.2.4 In Spanish

Blue Grass gigante

festuca roja

8.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε Giant Grass

κόκκινο Φεστούκα

8.2.6 In Portuguese

Blue Grass gigante

Red festuca

8.2.7 In Polish

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

Kostrzewa czerwona

8.2.8 In Latin

Giant herba blue

Red Fescue

9 Classification

9.1 Kingdom

Plantae

9.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

9.3 Class

Not Available

Liliopsida

9.4 Order

Asparagales

Cyperales

9.5 Family

Agavaceae

Poaceae

9.6 Genus

Dasylirion

Festuca

9.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

9.8 Tribe

Not Available

9.9 Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Not Available

9.10 Number of Species

22NA

1 27800

Properties of Blue Giant and Red Fescue

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

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Season and Care of Blue Giant and Red Fescue

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

Blue Giant and Red Fescue Physical Information

Blue Giant and Red Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm whereas Red Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Blue Giant and Red Fescue are as follows:

Blue Giant flower color: Yellow
Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Red Fescue flower color: Not Available
Red Fescue leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Blue Giant and Red Fescue

Care of Blue Giant and Red Fescue 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 Red Fescue pruning is done Prune grass to maintain level. In summer Blue Giant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Red Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.