Zaragosa

Blue Giant

About Zaragosa and Blue Giant

Zaragosa

Blue Giant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

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

Desert, Hot climate regions

Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-1512-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

270.00 cm17.78 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

180.00 cm10.16 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Linear

Narrow

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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?

Leaf Cutting, Stem Cutting

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Needs less watering

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, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

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

Does not require fertilizer once established

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available, Red blotch

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun, Heat 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

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

Not Available

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

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

Not Available

Bees, Butterflies, Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Decorating walls, Ground Cover

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

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

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DASYLIRION berlandieri

7.2 Common Name

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

7.2.1 In Hindi

Zaragosa

Blue Giant Grass

7.2.2 In German

Zaragoza

Blue Giant Grass

7.2.3 In French

Saragosse

Blue Giant Herbe

7.2.4 In Spanish

Zaragoza

Blue Grass gigante

7.2.5 In Greek

Σαραγόσα

Μπλε Giant Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Zaragoza

Blue Grass gigante

7.2.7 In Polish

Saragossa

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

7.2.8 In Latin

Caesaraugusta

Giant herba blue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Chordata

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

8.4 Order

Squamata

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Agavaceae

8.6 Genus

Gonyosoma

Dasylirion

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Colubrinae

Nolinoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA22

1 27800

Properties of Zaragosa and Blue Giant

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

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Season and Care of Zaragosa and Blue Giant

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

Zaragosa and Blue Giant Physical Information

Zaragosa and Blue Giant physical information is very important for comparison. Zaragosa height is 270.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm. The color specification of Zaragosa and Blue Giant are as follows:

Zaragosa flower color: Yellow
Zaragosa leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Blue Giant flower color: Yellow
Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Zaragosa and Blue Giant

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