Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
Europe, Mediterranean, Canary Islands, Northern Africa
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Types
Broccoflower, Green Cauliflower
Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum
Number of Varieties
-6
0
40000
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Habitat
Farms, Mountains
Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-1112-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
6-1
12-10
Sunset Zone
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
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm17.78 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm10.16 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Purple, Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Green, Purple, Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Red, Purple, Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Round
Narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
Asthma, breathing problems, Itchiness, Swelling in the face
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
-
Other Uses
Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food
useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
BRASSICA oleracea
DASYLIRION berlandieri
Common Name
Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Collards, Kale, Kohlrabi
Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa
In Hindi
फूलगोभी
Blue Giant Grass
In German
Blumenkohl
Blue Giant Grass
In French
Choufleur
Blue Giant Herbe
In Spanish
Coliflor
Blue Grass gigante
In Greek
Κουνουπίδι
Μπλε Giant Grass
In Portuguese
Couveflor
Blue Grass gigante
In Polish
Kalafior
Błękitny Gigant Trawa
In Latin
BRASSICA
Giant herba blue
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Brassicales
Asparagales
Family
Brassicaceae
Agavaceae
Genus
Brassica
Dasylirion
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Nolinoideae
Number of Species
40022
1
27800
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