Blue Giant

Tabardillo

About Blue Giant and Tabardillo

Blue Giant

Tabardillo

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Mexico

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

gardens, Grassland, Roadsides

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-159-14

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

12-7

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

17.78 cm90.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.16 cm120.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Brown, Light Green, Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Narrow

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

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

Spring, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

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

Seedlings, Vegetative Reproduction

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

Do not water excessively, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water Deeply

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

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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

✔ ✘

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

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

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

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Beautification, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

useful as a ground cover

Showy Purposes

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

Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Tropical, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DASYLIRION berlandieri

CALLIANDRA californica

7.2 Common Name

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

Baja fairy duster Zapotillo Chuparosa

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue Giant Grass

tabardillo

7.2.2 In German

Blue Giant Grass

tabardillo

7.2.3 In French

Blue Giant Herbe

tabardillo

7.2.4 In Spanish

Blue Grass gigante

tabardillo

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε Giant Grass

Tabardillo

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Blue Grass gigante

Tabardillo

7.2.7 In Polish

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

Tabardillo

7.2.8 In Latin

Giant herba blue

Tabardillo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Agavaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Dasylirion

Calliandra

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

22NA

1 27800

Properties of Blue Giant and Tabardillo

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

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Season and Care of Blue Giant and Tabardillo

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

Blue Giant and Tabardillo Physical Information

Blue Giant and Tabardillo physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm whereas Tabardillo height is 90.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Blue Giant and Tabardillo are as follows:

Blue Giant flower color: Yellow
Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Tabardillo flower color: Red
Tabardillo leaf color: Green

Care of Blue Giant and Tabardillo

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