Pennywort

Blue Giant

About Pennywort and Blue Giant

Pennywort

Blue Giant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Aquatics

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, California, Texas

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Virginia

Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Wet lands

Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-1012-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-5

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

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

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

10.20 cm17.78 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm10.16 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Green

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, Blue Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lobed

Narrow

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

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

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

In Water

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil

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

Poorly Drained

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

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

✔ ✘

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

Glossy

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

Not Available

Bees, Butterflies, Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, Water gardening

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anxiety, Sedative

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

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

Bog Garden, Groundcover, Water Gardens

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HYDROCOTYLE umbellata

DASYLIRION berlandieri

7.2 Common Name

Manyflower Marsh Pennywort, Pennywort

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

7.2.1 In Hindi

pennywort

Blue Giant Grass

7.2.2 In German

Wassernabel

Blue Giant Grass

7.2.3 In French

pennywort

Blue Giant Herbe

7.2.4 In Spanish

Centella

Blue Grass gigante

7.2.5 In Greek

pennywort

Μπλε Giant Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

conchelo

Blue Grass gigante

7.2.7 In Polish

wąkrota

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

7.2.8 In Latin

pennywort

Giant herba blue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Apiales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Apiaceae

Agavaceae

8.6 Genus

Hydrocotyle

Dasylirion

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Nolinoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA22

1 27800

Properties of Pennywort and Blue Giant

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

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Season and Care of Pennywort and Blue Giant

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

Pennywort and Blue Giant Physical Information

Pennywort and Blue Giant physical information is very important for comparison. Pennywort height is 10.20 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm. The color specification of Pennywort and Blue Giant are as follows:

Pennywort flower color: White and Light Green
Pennywort leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Blue Giant flower color: Yellow
Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Pennywort and Blue Giant

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