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About Blue Giant and Weeping Maple

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Cactus or Succulent
Tree

Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico
Eastern Asia

Types

Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum
Ever red , Crimson queen

Number of Varieties

66
0 40000
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Habitat

Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas
Shady Edge

USDA Hardiness Zone

12-155-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-10
8-2

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

Habit

Rosette/Stemless
Arching/Fountain-shaped

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

17.78 cm300.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

10.16 cm300.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow
Red

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan
Red, Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green
Light Green, Lime Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green
Green, Lime Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green
Orange, Gold, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Narrow
Maple shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Slow
Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Spring
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally
Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Bold
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Bees, Butterflies
Beetles

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

-
-

Other Uses

useful as a ground cover
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Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

DASYLIRION berlandieri
ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'

Common Name

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa
Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple

In Hindi

Blue Giant Grass
Weeping Maple

In German

Blue Giant Grass
Weeping Maple

In French

Blue Giant Herbe
Maple pleureur

In Spanish

Blue Grass gigante
weeping maple

In Greek

Μπλε Giant Grass
weeping maple

In Portuguese

Blue Grass gigante
chorando de bordo

In Polish

Błękitny Gigant Trawa
płacz klonu

In Latin

Giant herba blue
weeping maple

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Angiosperms

Class

-
Eudicotyledones

Order

Asparagales
Sapindales

Family

Agavaceae
Aceraceae

Genus

Dasylirion
Acer

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots
-

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

Nolinoideae
-

Number of Species

22130
1 27800
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Properties of Blue Giant and Weeping Maple

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

Season and Care of Blue Giant and Weeping Maple

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

Blue Giant and Weeping Maple Physical Information

Blue Giant and Weeping Maple physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm whereas Weeping Maple height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Blue Giant and Weeping Maple are as follows:

  • Blue Giant flower color: Yellow

  • Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green

  • Weeping Maple flower color: Red

  • Weeping Maple leaf color: Light Green and Lime Green

Care of Blue Giant and Weeping Maple

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