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About Panicum and Blue Giant

What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Grass
Cactus or Succulent

Origin

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Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

Switchgrass
Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum

Number of Varieties

4506
0 40000
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Habitat

Wet lands
Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

-999912-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

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12-10

Sunset Zone

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

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Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm17.78 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

40.00 cm10.16 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Indigo
Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
-

Fruit Color

Brown
Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Green, Blue Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like
Narrow

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

-
Slow

Type of Soil

Moist
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

-
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Moist
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

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

Fertilizers

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

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

Foliage Sheen

-
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Deers
Bees, Butterflies

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

small hedge
Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diuretic, Prevention of convulsion
-

Part of Plant Used

Leaves
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Other Uses

Used as Biofuel
useful as a ground cover

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PANICUM
DASYLIRION berlandieri

Common Name

Panicum
Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

In Hindi

panikom
Blue Giant Grass

In German

panikom
Blue Giant Grass

In French

panikom
Blue Giant Herbe

In Spanish

panikom
Blue Grass gigante

In Greek

Panicum
Μπλε Giant Grass

In Portuguese

Panicum
Blue Grass gigante

In Polish

Panicum
Błękitny Gigant Trawa

In Latin

Panicum
Giant herba blue

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida
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Order

Poales
Asparagales

Family

Poaceae
Agavaceae

Genus

Panicum
Dasylirion

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

Panicoideae
Nolinoideae

Number of Species

45022
1 27800
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Properties of Panicum and Blue Giant

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

Season and Care of Panicum and Blue Giant

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

Panicum and Blue Giant Physical Information

Panicum and Blue Giant physical information is very important for comparison. Panicum height is 60.00 cm and width 40.00 cm whereas Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm. The color specification of Panicum and Blue Giant are as follows:

  • Panicum flower color: Indigo

  • Panicum leaf color:

  • Blue Giant flower color: Yellow

  • Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Panicum and Blue Giant

Care of Panicum and Blue Giant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Panicum 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 Panicum 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.