Kukui

Blue Giant

About Kukui and Blue Giant

Kukui

Blue Giant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Woodlands

Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-1212-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

H2, 23, 24

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

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,370.00 cm17.78 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

1,520.00 cm10.16 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green, Gray Green

Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green, Gray

Green, Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green, Gray

Green, Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Green, Blue Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

Narrow

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought, Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water daily during growing season

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

4.4.2 In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Less Watering

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

Aphids, Insects

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

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Bees, Butterflies, Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Nausea, Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

For treating wrinkles, Moisturizing, used as a dye

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cramps, Dermatitis

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Leaves

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Sauces, Used as firewood

useful as a ground cover

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALEURITES moluccanus

DASYLIRION berlandieri

7.2 Common Name

Candleberry, Candlenut, Kukui

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

7.2.1 In Hindi

Aleurites moluccanus

Blue Giant Grass

7.2.2 In German

Lichtnussbaum

Blue Giant Grass

7.2.3 In French

Aleurites moluccana

Blue Giant Herbe

7.2.4 In Spanish

Aleurites moluccanus

Blue Grass gigante

7.2.5 In Greek

Aleurites moluccanus

Μπλε Giant Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Nogueira-de-iguape

Blue Grass gigante

7.2.7 In Polish

Nogueira-de-iguape

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

7.2.8 In Latin

Aleurites moluccanus

Giant herba blue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Angiosperms

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Euphorbiales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Euphorbiaceae

Agavaceae

8.6 Genus

Aleurites

Dasylirion

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Aleuritideae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Crotonoideae

Nolinoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA22

1 27800

Properties of Kukui and Blue Giant

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

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Season and Care of Kukui and Blue Giant

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

Kukui and Blue Giant Physical Information

Kukui and Blue Giant physical information is very important for comparison. Kukui height is 1,370.00 cm and width 1,520.00 cm whereas Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm. The color specification of Kukui and Blue Giant are as follows:

Kukui flower color: White
Kukui leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Gray
Blue Giant flower color: Yellow
Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Kukui and Blue Giant

Care of Kukui and Blue Giant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kukui pruning is done 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 Kukui needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Blue Giant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.