Cornflower

Blue Giant

About Cornflower and Blue Giant

Cornflower

Blue Giant

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Cactus or Succulent

Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, China, Korea

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle

Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum

Number of Varieties

1006

0 40000

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Habitat

Forest edges, Hillside, Woods

Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-1112-15

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AHS Heat Zone

7 - 1

12-10

Sunset Zone

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm17.78 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm10.16 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo, Dark Blue

Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown, Sandy Brown

Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Sea Green, Gray Green

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Sea Green, Gray Green

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Sea Green, Gray Green

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Blue Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblovate

Narrow

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Slightly Acidic

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loamy

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Loamy

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

Compost

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Botrytis Blight, Leafminers, Mealybugs, Mushroom root rot

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Bees, Butterflies

Allergy

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects, Indoor Air Purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Very little waste

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

useful as a ground cover

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Herb

Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CENTAUREA cyanus

DASYLIRION berlandieri

Common Name

Batchelor's Buttons, Cornflower

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

In Hindi

Hydrangea

Blue Giant Grass

In German

Hortensie

Blue Giant Grass

In French

Hortensia

Blue Giant Herbe

In Spanish

Hortensia

Blue Grass gigante

In Greek

υδραγεία

Μπλε Giant Grass

In Portuguese

Hortênsia

Blue Grass gigante

In Polish

Hortensja

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

In Latin

Hibiscus

Giant herba blue

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Anthophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Asparagales

Family

Asteraceae

Agavaceae

Genus

Centaurea

Dasylirion

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Cynareae

Subfamily

Carduoideae

Nolinoideae

Number of Species

25022

1 27800

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Properties of Cornflower and Blue Giant

Wondering what are the properties of Cornflower and Blue Giant? We provide you with everything About Cornflower and Blue Giant. Cornflower doesn't have thorns and Blue Giant doesn't have thorns. Also Cornflower does not have fragrant flowers. Cornflower has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting and Blue Giant has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting. 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 Cornflower and Blue Giant and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cornflower and Blue Giant

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

Cornflower and Blue Giant Physical Information

Cornflower and Blue Giant physical information is very important for comparison. Cornflower height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm. The color specification of Cornflower and Blue Giant are as follows:

Cornflower flower color: Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo and Dark Blue
Cornflower leaf color: Sea Green and Gray Green
Blue Giant flower color: Yellow
Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Cornflower and Blue Giant

Care of Cornflower and Blue Giant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cornflower pruning is done Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Blue Giant pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Cornflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Blue Giant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.