Pima Pineapple

Blue Giant

About Pima Pineapple and Blue Giant

Pima Pineapple

Blue Giant

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Coryphantha ramillosa, Coryphantha echinus

Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert, Grassland, Rocky areas, Sandy areas

Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-1512-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

15.20 cm17.78 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

20.30 cm10.16 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Yellow green, Magenta, Coral

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Green, Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Green, Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Green, Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, Blue Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Succulent

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

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

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Medium, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

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, 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 leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

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

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds

Bees, Butterflies, Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Skin rash

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

No Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

useful as a ground cover

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CORYPHANTHA

DASYLIRION berlandieri

7.2 Common Name

Pima Pineapple

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

7.2.1 In Hindi

Pima अनानस

Blue Giant Grass

7.2.2 In German

Pima Ananas

Blue Giant Grass

7.2.3 In French

Pima ananas

Blue Giant Herbe

7.2.4 In Spanish

Pima piña

Blue Grass gigante

7.2.5 In Greek

Pima Ανανάς

Μπλε Giant Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Pima Pineapple

Blue Grass gigante

7.2.7 In Polish

Pima Ananas

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

7.2.8 In Latin

Pineapple Pima

Giant herba blue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

Agavaceae

8.6 Genus

Coryphantha

Dasylirion

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Cacteae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

Nolinoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA22

1 27800

Properties of Pima Pineapple and Blue Giant

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

Compare Cactus » More

Pima Pineapple and Cardenche

Pima Pineapple and Desert Spoon

Pima Pineapple and Blue Giant

» More

More Compare Cactus

Season and Care of Pima Pineapple and Blue Giant

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

Pima Pineapple and Blue Giant Physical Information

Pima Pineapple and Blue Giant physical information is very important for comparison. Pima Pineapple height is 15.20 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm. The color specification of Pima Pineapple and Blue Giant are as follows:

Pima Pineapple flower color: Yellow, Yellow green, Magenta and Coral
Pima Pineapple leaf color: Not Available
Blue Giant flower color: Yellow
Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Pima Pineapple and Blue Giant

Care of Pima Pineapple and Blue Giant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Pima Pineapple pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Blue Giant pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Pima Pineapple 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.