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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual

Type

Cactus or Succulent
Vegetable

Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico
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Types

Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum
Summer Squash

Number of Varieties

610
0 40000
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Habitat

Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas
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USDA Hardiness Zone

12-15-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-10
12-1

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Rosette/Stemless
Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

17.78 cm60.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

10.16 cm90.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow
Yellow, Orange

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan
Yellow, Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green
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Shape

Leaf Shape

Narrow
Heart-shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Divison

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally
Do not water frequently

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral

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 dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Borers, Cucumber beetles, Mealybugs, Powdery mildew

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

Bold
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Bees, Butterflies
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Allergy

-
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Benefits

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

-
Fruits

Other Uses

useful as a ground cover
Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

DASYLIRION berlandieri
CUCURBITA pepo 'Sunburst'

Common Name

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa
Pattypan Squash

In Hindi

Blue Giant Grass
Pattypan Squash

In German

Blue Giant Grass
Gartenkürbis

In French

Blue Giant Herbe
Cucurbita pepo

In Spanish

Blue Grass gigante
Cucurbita pepo

In Greek

Μπλε Giant Grass
Pattypan Σκουός

In Portuguese

Blue Grass gigante
Abobrinha, jerimum-mirim, courgette, curgete, abóbora-moganga, abóbora-porqueira, jerimum, abóbora-carneira, abóbora-de-porco ou abóbora-moranga

In Polish

Błękitny Gigant Trawa
patison

In Latin

Giant herba blue
Pattypan INLIDO

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

-
Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales
Violales

Family

Agavaceae
Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Dasylirion
Cucurbita

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
Cucurbiteae

Subfamily

Nolinoideae
Cucurbitoideae

Number of Species

225
1 27800
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Difference Between Blue Giant and Pattypan Squash

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Importance of Blue Giant and Pattypan Squash

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