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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual or Biennial

Type

Cactus or Succulent
Vegetable

Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico
Europe

Types

Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum
Amber globe, Baby bunch turnips, Purple top

Number of Varieties

630
0 40000
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Habitat

Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas
Fields, Vegetable Gardens

USDA Hardiness Zone

12-156-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-10
9-3

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
Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

17.78 cm25.40 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

10.16 cm20.30 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow
Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan
Sienna, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green
White, Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green
White, Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green
White, Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Narrow
Long Broad

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally
Do Not over Water, Requires regular 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, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial 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

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Cercospora leaf spot, Downy 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
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
-

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Bees, Butterflies
Beet armyworms, Caterpillar, white worms

Allergy

-
angioedema, Oral Allergy, Urticaria

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover
-

Beauty Benefits

-
Good for skin and hair

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Bone strength, Cancer, Cardiovascular problems, Lung Problems

Part of Plant Used

-
Leaves, Shoots

Other Uses

useful as a ground cover
Food for animals, Used as a vegetable, Used in salads

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

DASYLIRION berlandieri
BRASSICA rapa 'Hakurei'

Common Name

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa
Turnip

In Hindi

Blue Giant Grass
शलजम

In German

Blue Giant Grass
Rübe

In French

Blue Giant Herbe
Navet

In Spanish

Blue Grass gigante
Nabo

In Greek

Μπλε Giant Grass
Γογγύλι

In Portuguese

Blue Grass gigante
Nabo

In Polish

Błękitny Gigant Trawa
Rzepa

In Latin

Giant herba blue
rapa

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

-
Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales
Brassicales

Family

Agavaceae
Brassicaceae

Genus

Dasylirion
Brassica

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
Brassiceae

Subfamily

Nolinoideae
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Number of Species

22-
1 27800
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Difference Between Blue Giant and Turnip

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Importance of Blue Giant and Turnip

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Blue Giant and Turnip. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Blue Giant and Turnip as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Blue Giant is whereas of Turnip is Bone strength, Cancer, Cardiovascular problems and Lung Problems. Blue Giant has beauty benefits as follows: while Turnip has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Blue Giant vs Turnip

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Blue Giant vs Turnip and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Blue Giant are whereas of Turnip have angioedema, Oral Allergy and Urticaria respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Blue Giant has no showy fruits and Turnip has no showy fruits. Also Blue Giant is not flowering and Turnip is not flowering . You can compare Blue Giant and Turnip facts and facts of other plants too.