Blue Giant

Sitka Spruce

About Blue Giant and Sitka Spruce

Blue Giant

Sitka Spruce

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

Tree

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Eastern Asia

1.4 Types

Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum

Black Spruce, Norway Spruce, Colorodo Spruce

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA35

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

By seashore, Humid climates, Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-156-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

8-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

17.78 cm460.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.16 cm460.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Red, Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Red, Crimson

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Narrow

Acicular

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, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Heat Tolerance, Humidity, Light Frost

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings, Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

Needs less watering

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

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 when young, Remove dead branches

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

slow-release fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Birds, Snails

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Heat Tolerance, Humidity, Light Frost

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

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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

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Fine

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

Ants, Fruit Bats, Snails, Squirrels

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Constipation, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Sore eyes

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Speed hair growth

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Agroforestry, Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, soil stabilisation

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

anti-inflammatory, Back pain, Emollient, Immunity, Obesity

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Leaf Stalks, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

useful as a ground cover

Constructing Boats, Making piano frames, Used as fuel, Used in Furniture, Used in making musical instruments, Used in paper industry, Used in pencil industry

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, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DASYLIRION berlandieri

ACER palmatum 'Osakazuki'

7.2 Common Name

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

Japanese Maple, Osakasuki Japanese Maple

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue Giant Grass

सरल

7.2.2 In German

Blue Giant Grass

Fichten

7.2.3 In French

Blue Giant Herbe

Picea

7.2.4 In Spanish

Blue Grass gigante

Picea

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε Giant Grass

Spruce

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Blue Grass gigante

Picea

7.2.7 In Polish

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

Świerk

7.2.8 In Latin

Giant herba blue

Picea

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Pinophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Pinopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Pinales

8.5 Family

Agavaceae

Aceraceae

8.6 Genus

Dasylirion

Picea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Piceoideae

8.10 Number of Species

2235

1 27800

Properties of Blue Giant and Sitka Spruce

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

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Season and Care of Blue Giant and Sitka Spruce

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

Blue Giant and Sitka Spruce Physical Information

Blue Giant and Sitka Spruce physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm whereas Sitka Spruce height is 460.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Blue Giant and Sitka Spruce are as follows:

Blue Giant flower color: Yellow
Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Sitka Spruce flower color: Red
Sitka Spruce leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Blue Giant and Sitka Spruce

Care of Blue Giant and Sitka Spruce 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 Sitka Spruce pruning is done Prune when young and Remove dead branches. In summer Blue Giant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sitka Spruce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.