Shallot

Blue Giant

About Shallot and Blue Giant

Shallot

Blue Giant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

Asia

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

Not Available

Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-812-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-10

1.8 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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm17.78 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.20 cm10.16 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green, Chartreuse

Green, Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, Blue Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Acicular

Narrow

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

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

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

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?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

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

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

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 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

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

Aphids, Beetles

Bees, Butterflies, Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics, Used as a dye

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, Herb / Vegetable

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)

DASYLIRION berlandieri

7.2 Common Name

Scallion, Shallot

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

7.2.1 In Hindi

Shallot

Blue Giant Grass

7.2.2 In German

Schalotte

Blue Giant Grass

7.2.3 In French

échalote

Blue Giant Herbe

7.2.4 In Spanish

chalote

Blue Grass gigante

7.2.5 In Greek

είδος κρεμμυδιού

Μπλε Giant Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Sallot

Blue Grass gigante

7.2.7 In Polish

Sallot

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

7.2.8 In Latin

Sallot

Giant herba blue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Agavaceae

8.6 Genus

Allium

Dasylirion

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Nolinoideae

8.10 Number of Species

75022

1 27800

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.

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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.