Fuchsia

Blue Giant

About Fuchsia and Blue Giant

Fuchsia

Blue Giant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

Caribbean

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Fuchsia Decidua, Fuchsia Fulgens, Fuchsia Splendens, Fuchsia Microphylla

Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

120NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Forest edges, Woods

Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-1012-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-9

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

16, 17, 23, 24

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

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm17.78 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

45.70 cm10.16 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Orange Red

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Purple, Dark Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Purple, Dark Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Dark Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Unknown

Green, Blue Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Narrow

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, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

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

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in spring, Prune lower leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads, Remove shoots

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Rhizoctonia Root Rot, Rust

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

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

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

Hummingbirds

Bees, Butterflies, Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Asthma, Hay fever

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

useful as a ground cover

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Tropical

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FUCHSIA triphylla

DASYLIRION berlandieri

7.2 Common Name

Fuchsia

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

7.2.1 In Hindi

फ्यूशिया

Blue Giant Grass

7.2.2 In German

Fuchsie

Blue Giant Grass

7.2.3 In French

Fuchsia

Blue Giant Herbe

7.2.4 In Spanish

Fucsia

Blue Grass gigante

7.2.5 In Greek

φουξία

Μπλε Giant Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Fúcsia

Blue Grass gigante

7.2.7 In Polish

Fuksja

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

7.2.8 In Latin

Fuchsia

Giant herba blue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Dicotyledonae

Not Available

8.4 Order

Myrtales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Onagraceae

Agavaceae

8.6 Genus

Fuchsia

Dasylirion

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Nolinoideae

8.10 Number of Species

10822

1 27800

Properties of Fuchsia and Blue Giant

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

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Season and Care of Fuchsia and Blue Giant

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

Fuchsia and Blue Giant Physical Information

Fuchsia and Blue Giant physical information is very important for comparison. Fuchsia height is 45.70 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm. The color specification of Fuchsia and Blue Giant are as follows:

Fuchsia flower color: Orange Red
Fuchsia leaf color: Purple and Dark Green
Blue Giant flower color: Yellow
Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Fuchsia and Blue Giant

Care of Fuchsia and Blue Giant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Fuchsia pruning is done Prune in spring, Prune lower leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads and Remove shoots and Blue Giant pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Fuchsia 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.