Raoulia

Blue Giant

About Raoulia and Blue Giant

Raoulia

Blue Giant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

New Zealand

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

All sorts of environments

Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-912-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9*6

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 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

1.9 Habit

Mat-forming

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

2.50 cm17.78 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

25.40 cm10.16 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green, Silver

Green, Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Silver

Green, Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Silver

Green, Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Blue Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Tiny

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, Partial shade

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

Summer

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

High

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

4.4.2 In Summer

Drought Tolerant, Average Water

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Alternate Days

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Moderate

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, Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Requires very little pruning

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

4.8 Fertilizers

Not Available

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Spider mites

Red blotch

4.10 Plant 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

Fine

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Bees, Butterflies, Not Available

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bog Garden, Borders

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

No Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Not Available

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

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

Alpine, Container, Rock Garden / Wall

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Raoulia glabra

DASYLIRION berlandieri

7.2 Common Name

Raoulia

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

7.2.1 In Hindi

Raoulia

Blue Giant Grass

7.2.2 In German

Raoulia

Blue Giant Grass

7.2.3 In French

Raoulia

Blue Giant Herbe

7.2.4 In Spanish

Raoulia

Blue Grass gigante

7.2.5 In Greek

Raoulia

Μπλε Giant Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

raoulia

Blue Grass gigante

7.2.7 In Polish

Raoulia

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

7.2.8 In Latin

Raoulia

Giant herba blue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Asterales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Agavaceae

8.6 Genus

Raoulia

Dasylirion

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Gnaphalieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Nolinoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA22

1 27800

Properties of Raoulia and Blue Giant

Wondering what are the properties of Raoulia and Blue Giant? We provide you with everything About Raoulia and Blue Giant. Raoulia doesn't have thorns and Blue Giant doesn't have thorns. Also Raoulia does not have fragrant flowers. Raoulia has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions and Blue Giant has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions. 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 Raoulia and Blue Giant and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Raoulia and Blue Giant

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

Raoulia and Blue Giant Physical Information

Raoulia and Blue Giant physical information is very important for comparison. Raoulia height is 2.50 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm. The color specification of Raoulia and Blue Giant are as follows:

Raoulia flower color: Yellow
Raoulia leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Silver
Blue Giant flower color: Yellow
Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Raoulia and Blue Giant

Care of Raoulia and Blue Giant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Raoulia pruning is done Requires very little pruning and Blue Giant pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Raoulia needs Drought Tolerant, Average Water and in winter, it needs Moderate. Whereas, in summer Blue Giant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.