Blue Giant

Trichocereus

About Blue Giant and Trichocereus

Blue Giant

Trichocereus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

Cactus

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

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

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

low mountains

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-158-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

17.78 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.16 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

White

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Not Available

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

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, 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

Needs very little water

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

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

Bacterial soft rot, bees, Fungal Diseases, Mealy bugs, Scale, Spider mites

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

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

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Beautification, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Removes dandruff, Skin inflammation, Skin Problems

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

antimicrobial, Cardiac, High blood pressure, Wounds

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Flowers, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

useful as a ground cover

Traditional medicine, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Trichocereus pachanoi

7.2 Common Name

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

Trichocereus

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue Giant Grass

Trichocereus

7.2.2 In German

Blue Giant Grass

Trichocereus

7.2.3 In French

Blue Giant Herbe

Trichocereus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Blue Grass gigante

Trichocereus

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε Giant Grass

Trichocereus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Blue Grass gigante

Trichocereus

7.2.7 In Polish

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

Trichocereus

7.2.8 In Latin

Giant herba blue

Trichocereus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

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

22128

1 27800

Properties of Blue Giant and Trichocereus

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

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Season and Care of Blue Giant and Trichocereus

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

Blue Giant and Trichocereus Physical Information

Blue Giant and Trichocereus physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm whereas Trichocereus height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Blue Giant and Trichocereus are as follows:

Blue Giant flower color: Yellow
Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Trichocereus flower color: White
Trichocereus leaf color: Not Available

Care of Blue Giant and Trichocereus

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