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About Shallot and Blue Giant

What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Cactus or Succulent

Origin

Asia
Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

Bulb Vegetable
Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum

Number of Varieties

106
0 40000
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Habitat

-
Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-812-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
12-10

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 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

Clump-Forming
Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm17.78 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

10.20 cm10.16 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
-

Fruit Color

-
Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green, Chartreuse
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Green, Blue Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acicular
Narrow

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
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

Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
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

Medium
Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Aphids, Beetles
Bees, Butterflies

Allergy

Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive
-

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root
-

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Used as a dye
useful as a ground cover

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)
DASYLIRION berlandieri

Common Name

Scallion, Shallot
Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

In Hindi

Shallot
Blue Giant Grass

In German

Schalotte
Blue Giant Grass

In French

échalote
Blue Giant Herbe

In Spanish

chalote
Blue Grass gigante

In Greek

είδος κρεμμυδιού
Μπλε Giant Grass

In Portuguese

Sallot
Blue Grass gigante

In Polish

Sallot
Błękitny Gigant Trawa

In Latin

Sallot
Giant herba blue

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
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Order

Asparagales
Asparagales

Family

Liliaceae
Agavaceae

Genus

Allium
Dasylirion

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
Nolinoideae

Number of Species

75022
1 27800
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Properties of Shallot and Blue Giant

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

Season and Care of Shallot and Blue Giant

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

Shallot and Blue Giant Physical Information

Shallot and Blue Giant physical information is very important for comparison. Shallot height is 30.00 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm. The color specification of Shallot and Blue Giant are as follows:

  • Shallot flower color: White

  • Shallot leaf color: Green, Light Green

  • Blue Giant flower color: Yellow

  • Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Shallot and Blue Giant

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