Home
Garden Plants


Compare Cucumber and Blue Giant


Blue Giant and Cucumber


What is

Life Span
Annual  
Perennial  

Type
Vegetable  
Cactus or Succulent  

Origin
Southern Asia  
Southwestern United States, Mexico  

Types
Slicing, Pickling and burpless  
Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum  

Number of Varieties
3  
99+
6  

Habitat
Floodplains, Wet forest  
Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas  

USDA Hardiness Zone
7-8  
12-15  

AHS Heat Zone
12-1  
12-10  

Sunset Zone
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
Vining/Climbing  
Rosette/Stemless  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
15.20 cm  
99+
17.78 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
180.00 cm  
99+
10.16 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Yellow, Gold  
Yellow  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
-  

Fruit Color
Green  
Tan  

Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green  
Green, Blue Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green  
Green, Blue Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green, Yellow green  
Green, Blue Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
Green, Blue Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped  
Narrow  

Thorns
No  
Yes  

Season

Plant Season
Summer, Fall  
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Very Fast  
Slow  

Type of Soil
Loam  
Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Neutral  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Indeterminate  
Spring  

Repeat Bloomer
Yes  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground  
Container, Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting  
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, 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  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Loam  
Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots  
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost, organic fertlizers  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content  

Pests and Diseases
Anthracnose, Bacteria wilt, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Fusarium wilt, Leaf spot  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Cold climate  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
No  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
Yes  
No  

Edible Fruit
Yes  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
-  

Showy Foliage
No  
Yes  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Coarse  
Bold  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
No  

Attracts
Ants, Birds, Flying insects, Insects, Rats, Squirrels  
Bees, Butterflies  

Allergy
Throat itching  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
Ground Cover  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, Combats Stress, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Inflammation  
-  

Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Seeds  
-  

Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties  
useful as a ground cover  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
CUCUMIS sativus 'Diva'  
DASYLIRION berlandieri  

Common Name
Cucumber  
Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa  

In Hindi
खीरा  
Blue Giant Grass  

In German
Gurke  
Blue Giant Grass  

In French
concombre  
Blue Giant Herbe  

In Spanish
Pepino  
Blue Grass gigante  

In Greek
αγγούρι  
Μπλε Giant Grass  

In Portuguese
pepino  
Blue Grass gigante  

In Polish
ogórek  
Błękitny Gigant Trawa  

In Latin
cucumeris  
Giant herba blue  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Tracheophyta  
Tracheophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
-  

Order
Cucurbitales  
Asparagales  

Family
Cucurbitaceae  
Agavaceae  

Genus
Cucumis  
Dasylirion  

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  
Angiosperms, Monocots  

Tribe
Melothrieae  
-  

Subfamily
Cucurbitoideae  
Nolinoideae  

Number of Species
3  
22  
99+

What is >>
<< All

Difference Between Cucumber and Blue Giant

If you are confused whether Cucumber or Blue Giant are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Cucumber and Blue Giant Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Cucumber are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost and organic fertlizers, whereas for Blue Giant fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and Fertilzer with low nitrogen content. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Cucumber and Blue Giant if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

<Flowering Plants

Compare List of Vegetables

Importance of Cucumber and Blue Giant

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Cucumber and Blue Giant. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Cucumber and Blue Giant 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 Cucumber is anti-cancer, Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, Combats Stress, Improve heart health, Indigestion and Inflammation whereas of Blue Giant is . Cucumber has beauty benefits as follows: while Blue Giant has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Cucumber vs Blue Giant

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 Cucumber vs Blue Giant 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 Cucumber are Throat itching whereas of Blue Giant have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Cucumber has showy fruits and Blue Giant has no showy fruits. Also Cucumber is not flowering and Blue Giant is not flowering . You can compare Cucumber and Blue Giant facts and facts of other plants too.

List of Vegetables

List of Vegetables

» More List of Vegetables

Compare List of Vegetables

» More Compare List of Vegetables