Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Cactus or Succulent
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Types
Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum
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Number of Varieties
610
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40000
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Habitat
Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas
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USDA Hardiness Zone
12-158-10
0
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 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
10.16 cm30.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Tan
Pink, Red, White
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Narrow
Trumpet
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Fall, Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
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Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
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
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Mosaic viruses
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
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Beauty Benefits
-
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
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Fruits
Other Uses
useful as a ground cover
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Foundation
Botanical Name
DASYLIRION berlandieri
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
Common Name
Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
In Hindi
Blue Giant Grass
Tuberous Nasturtium
In German
Blue Giant Grass
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
In French
Blue Giant Herbe
Capucine tubéreuse
In Spanish
Blue Grass gigante
tuberosa capuchina
In Greek
Μπλε Giant Grass
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
In Portuguese
Blue Grass gigante
tuberosa chagas
In Polish
Błękitny Gigant Trawa
bulwiaste Nasturcja
In Latin
Giant herba blue
Morbus nasturtium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
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Class
-
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Order
Asparagales
Brassicales
Family
Agavaceae
Tropaeolaceae
Genus
Dasylirion
Tropaeolum
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
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Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Nolinoideae
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Number of Species
22100
1
27800
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