Blue Giant

Sourwood

About Blue Giant and Sourwood

Blue Giant

Sourwood

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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

Southeastern United States

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

Dappled Shade, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-155-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

9-3

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Pyramidal

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 cm370.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Red, Orange Red

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Narrow

Oblong to ablanceolate

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

Average Water Needs

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

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

Nitrate based fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Beetles

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

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

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

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Beautification

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Hair Conditioner, Skin Problems

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Cardiac, Diuretic, Refrigerant, Tonic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Bark, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

useful as a ground cover

It is a remedy for treating fevers, Used in making tea, Used in treatment of mouth ulcers

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, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DASYLIRION berlandieri

OXYDENDRUM arboreum

7.2 Common Name

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

Sourwood

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue Giant Grass

Sourwood

7.2.2 In German

Blue Giant Grass

Sourwood

7.2.3 In French

Blue Giant Herbe

Sourwood

7.2.4 In Spanish

Blue Grass gigante

Sourwood

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε Giant Grass

Sourwood

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Blue Grass gigante

Sourwood

7.2.7 In Polish

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

Sourwood

7.2.8 In Latin

Giant herba blue

Sourwood

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Ericales

8.5 Family

Agavaceae

Ericaceae

8.6 Genus

Dasylirion

Oxydendrum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Oxydendreae

8.9 Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Vaccinioideae

8.10 Number of Species

221

1 27800

Properties of Blue Giant and Sourwood

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

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Season and Care of Blue Giant and Sourwood

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

Blue Giant and Sourwood Physical Information

Blue Giant and Sourwood physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm whereas Sourwood height is 460.00 cm and width 370.00 cm. The color specification of Blue Giant and Sourwood are as follows:

Blue Giant flower color: Yellow
Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Sourwood flower color: White
Sourwood leaf color: Green

Care of Blue Giant and Sourwood

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