Plum

Blue Giant

About Plum and Blue Giant

Plum

Blue Giant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

European plum, Gages, Japanese plum

Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

15NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Moist Soils, Sandy areas, Wet ground

Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-812-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-3

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22

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

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

609.60 cm17.78 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

457.20 cm10.16 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, White

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Purple, Violet, Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Burgundy, Bronze, Ivory

Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Pink

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

Light Green

Green, Blue Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Narrow

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Early Spring, Late Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Sandy

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

4.4.2 In Summer

Moderate

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

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

Nitrogen, Phosphorous

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

Not Available

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

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Not Available

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

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

Ants, Aphids, Beetles, Mites

Bees, Butterflies, Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Anaphylaxis, breathing problems, Hives, Swelling, Throat itching, Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Improve skin tone, Skin Problems

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Bone strength, Brain disease, Cancer, Cellular Health, constipation, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Heart problems

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics

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

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PRUNUS domestica 'Brooks'

DASYLIRION berlandieri

7.2 Common Name

Plum

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

7.2.1 In Hindi

बेर

Blue Giant Grass

7.2.2 In German

Pflaume

Blue Giant Grass

7.2.3 In French

prune

Blue Giant Herbe

7.2.4 In Spanish

ciruela

Blue Grass gigante

7.2.5 In Greek

Δαμάσκηνο

Μπλε Giant Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

ameixa

Blue Grass gigante

7.2.7 In Polish

Śliwka

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

7.2.8 In Latin

Plum

Giant herba blue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Vascular plant

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Rosales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Rosaceae

Agavaceae

8.6 Genus

Prunus

Dasylirion

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Amygdaloideae

Nolinoideae

8.10 Number of Species

4022

1 27800

Properties of Plum and Blue Giant

Wondering what are the properties of Plum and Blue Giant? We provide you with everything About Plum and Blue Giant. Plum has thorns and Blue Giant doesn't have thorns. Also Plum does not have fragrant flowers. Plum has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, Anaphylaxis, breathing problems, Hives, Swelling, Throat itching and Vomiting and Blue Giant has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, Anaphylaxis, breathing problems, Hives, Swelling, Throat itching 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 Plum and Blue Giant and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Plum and Blue Giant

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

Plum and Blue Giant Physical Information

Plum and Blue Giant physical information is very important for comparison. Plum height is 609.60 cm and width 457.20 cm whereas Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm. The color specification of Plum and Blue Giant are as follows:

Plum flower color: Pink and White
Plum leaf color: Pink
Blue Giant flower color: Yellow
Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Plum and Blue Giant

Care of Plum and Blue Giant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Plum 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 Plum needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Blue Giant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.