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Tree Echium
Tree Echium

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About Tree Echium and Blue Giant

What is

Life Span

Biennial
Perennial

Type

Tree
Cactus or Succulent

Origin

Canary Islands
Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

Echium pininana
Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum

Number of Varieties

106
0 40000
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Habitat

tropical environments
Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-1012-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1
12-10

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Upright/Erect
Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

240.00 cm17.78 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.00 cm10.16 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Blue, Blue Violet
Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
-

Fruit Color

-
Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Green, Blue Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed
Narrow

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium
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, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full 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

Fine
Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Bees, Butterflies

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves
-

Other Uses

Showy Purposes
useful as a ground cover

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ECHIUM pininana
DASYLIRION berlandieri

Common Name

Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium
Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

In Hindi

Tree Echium
Blue Giant Grass

In German

Baum Aciam
Blue Giant Grass

In French

Arbre ACIAM
Blue Giant Herbe

In Spanish

árbol Aciam
Blue Grass gigante

In Greek

δέντρο Aciam
Μπλε Giant Grass

In Portuguese

árvore Aciam
Blue Grass gigante

In Polish

drzewo Aciam
Błękitny Gigant Trawa

In Latin

lignum Aciam
Giant herba blue

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
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Order

Lamiales
Asparagales

Family

Boraginaceae
Agavaceae

Genus

Echium
Dasylirion

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
Nolinoideae

Number of Species

6022
1 27800
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Properties of Tree Echium and Blue Giant

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

Season and Care of Tree Echium and Blue Giant

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

Tree Echium and Blue Giant Physical Information

Tree Echium and Blue Giant physical information is very important for comparison. Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm. The color specification of Tree Echium and Blue Giant are as follows:

  • Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet

  • Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green

  • Blue Giant flower color: Yellow

  • Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Tree Echium and Blue Giant

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