Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus or Succulent
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
Types
Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum
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Number of Varieties
62
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40000
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Habitat
Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas
Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
12-15-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
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Sunset Zone
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
Rosette/Stemless
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
17.78 cm10.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
10.16 cm10.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
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Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Tan
Ivory, White
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Narrow
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Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
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Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Pot
How to Plant?
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, 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 dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Mealybugs
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
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Allergy
-
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
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Part of Plant Used
-
Flowers
Other Uses
useful as a ground cover
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
DASYLIRION berlandieri
Hatiora salicornioides
Common Name
Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa
dancing bones cactus, drunkard's dream, spice cactus
In Hindi
Blue Giant Grass
Hatiora
In German
Blue Giant Grass
Hatiora
In French
Blue Giant Herbe
Hatiora
In Spanish
Blue Grass gigante
Hatiora
In Greek
Μπλε Giant Grass
Hatiora
In Portuguese
Blue Grass gigante
Hatiora
In Polish
Błękitny Gigant Trawa
hatiora
In Latin
Giant herba blue
Hatiora
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
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Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Caryophyllales
Family
Agavaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Dasylirion
Hatiora
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
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Rhipsalideae
Subfamily
Nolinoideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
223
1
27800
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