Blue Giant

Sacred Lotus

About Blue Giant and Sacred Lotus

Blue Giant

Sacred Lotus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

Aquatics

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Southern Asia

1.4 Types

Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA100

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

Ponds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-159-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

12-3

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

17.78 cm30.00 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

White, Red, Pink, Light Pink, Hot Pink, Rose, Coral

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Lime Green, Sea Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Lime Green, Sea Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Lime Green, Sea Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Narrow

Orbicular

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, In Water, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

From Rhizomes, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line

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

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly 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

Cut away fading foliage

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

20N–4.4P–16.6K at 20-d intervals

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Caterpillars

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double, Semi-Double

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

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

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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

Beetles, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Constipation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Beautification

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Promotes healthy skin, Provides herbal hair care

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

Antidiarrhoeal, Astringent, Cancer, Cardiotonic, Febrifuge, Hypotensive, Resolvent, Stomachic, Tonic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

useful as a ground cover

Leaves are used to wrap small parcels, Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Root is used as a vegetable

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

Feature Plant, Tropical, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DASYLIRION berlandieri

NELUMBO nucifera

7.2 Common Name

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

East Indian Lotus, Sacred Lotus

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue Giant Grass

पवित्र कमल

7.2.2 In German

Blue Giant Grass

Heiliges Lotus

7.2.3 In French

Blue Giant Herbe

Lotus Sacré

7.2.4 In Spanish

Blue Grass gigante

loto sagrado

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε Giant Grass

ιερή Lotus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Blue Grass gigante

Lotus sagrado

7.2.7 In Polish

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

Sacred Lotus

7.2.8 In Latin

Giant herba blue

sacra Lotus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Proteales

8.5 Family

Agavaceae

Nymphaeaceae

8.6 Genus

Dasylirion

Abelia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Nelumbonaceae

8.10 Number of Species

22NA

1 27800

Properties of Blue Giant and Sacred Lotus

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

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Season and Care of Blue Giant and Sacred Lotus

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

Blue Giant and Sacred Lotus Physical Information

Blue Giant and Sacred Lotus physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm whereas Sacred Lotus height is 30.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Blue Giant and Sacred Lotus are as follows:

Blue Giant flower color: Yellow
Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Sacred Lotus flower color: White, Red, Pink, Light Pink, Hot Pink, Rose and Coral
Sacred Lotus leaf color: Lime Green and Sea Green

Care of Blue Giant and Sacred Lotus

Care of Blue Giant and Sacred Lotus 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 Sacred Lotus pruning is done Cut away fading foliage. In summer Blue Giant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sacred Lotus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.