Blue Giant

San Pedro

About Blue Giant and San Pedro

Blue Giant

San Pedro

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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

North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America, Brazil

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

shrublands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-1512-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

12, 13, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Upright/Erect

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 cm15.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Rose

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

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

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, 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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

Keep ground moist, Keep immersed in water, Requires more often in extreme heat

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

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

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

Prune to stimulate growth

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

6-12-12 or 5-10-10

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Mealybugs, Red spider mite, Scale insects, Slugs, Snails

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

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

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

drowsiness, Nausea, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Beautification, Decorating walls, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

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

Aphrodisiac, Tonic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

extracted oil

6.2.3 Other Uses

useful as a ground cover

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping

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

Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DASYLIRION berlandieri

ECHINOPSIS pachanoi

7.2 Common Name

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

San Pedro

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue Giant Grass

सैन पेड्रो

7.2.2 In German

Blue Giant Grass

Echinopsis pachanoi

7.2.3 In French

Blue Giant Herbe

Echinopsis pachanoi

7.2.4 In Spanish

Blue Grass gigante

Echinopsis pachanoi

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε Giant Grass

San Pedro κάκτος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Blue Grass gigante

Wachuma

7.2.7 In Polish

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

San pedro (kaktus)

7.2.8 In Latin

Giant herba blue

San Pedro

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

Echinopsis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Trichocereeae

8.9 Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

22NA

1 27800

Properties of Blue Giant and San Pedro

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

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Season and Care of Blue Giant and San Pedro

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

Blue Giant and San Pedro Physical Information

Blue Giant and San Pedro physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm whereas San Pedro height is 30.00 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Blue Giant and San Pedro are as follows:

Blue Giant flower color: Yellow
Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green
San Pedro flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange and Rose
San Pedro leaf color: Not Available

Care of Blue Giant and San Pedro

Care of Blue Giant and San Pedro 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 San Pedro pruning is done Prune to stimulate growth. In summer Blue Giant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer San Pedro needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.