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What is

Life Span

Annual or Biennial
Perennial

Type

Fruit
Cactus or Succulent

Origin

Africa
Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

Earlibrew, Honey King, Moonshine, Brilliance,Honey Chow
Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum

Number of Varieties

56
0 40000
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Habitat

Semi arid regions
Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

-999912-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-4
12-10

Sunset Zone

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

20.30 cm17.78 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

150.00 cm10.16 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow
Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

White, Yellow, Salmon
Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Green, Blue Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped
Narrow

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Slow

Type of Soil

Loam
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Reduce watering once fruit are growing, Requires a lot of watering, Requires consistently moist soil
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
Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, 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

Anthracnose, Aphids, Bacterial fruit blotch, Cucumber beetles, Downy mildew, Southern Bacterial Wilt, Spider mites
Red blotch

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

Coarse
Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Bees, Butterflies

Allergy

breathing problems, Cough, cramps, Diarrhea, Itchy eyes, Mouth itching, Nasal Congestion, Throat itching, wheezing
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Potassium, Vitamin C
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Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves, Root, Seeds
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Other Uses

Added to salads, Used in tea, wine and sweet dishes, Used to flavour soups
useful as a ground cover

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CUCUMIS melo 'Honey I Dew'
DASYLIRION berlandieri

Common Name

Honey I Dew Honeydew, Honeydew
Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

In Hindi

खरबूज़ा [kharabooza]
Blue Giant Grass

In German

Honigtau
Blue Giant Grass

In French

Miellat
Blue Giant Herbe

In Spanish

Gotas de miel
Blue Grass gigante

In Greek

πεπόνι μελιτώματος [pepóni melitómatos]
Μπλε Giant Grass

In Portuguese

melão de Honeydew
Blue Grass gigante

In Polish

melon spadzi
Błękitny Gigant Trawa

In Latin

honeydew
Giant herba blue

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
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Order

Cucurbitales
Asparagales

Family

Cucurbitaceae
Agavaceae

Genus

Cucumis
Dasylirion

Clade

-
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

-
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Subfamily

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Nolinoideae

Number of Species

122
1 27800
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Difference Between Honeydew and Blue Giant

If you are confused whether Honeydew 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 Honeydew and Blue Giant Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Honeydew are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, 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 Honeydew and Blue Giant if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Honeydew and Blue Giant

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Compare Facts of Honeydew 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 Honeydew 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 Honeydew are breathing problems, Cough, cramps, Diarrhea, Itchy eyes, Mouth itching, Nasal Congestion, Throat itching and wheezing whereas of Blue Giant have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Honeydew has showy fruits and Blue Giant has no showy fruits. Also Honeydew is not flowering and Blue Giant is not flowering . You can compare Honeydew and Blue Giant facts and facts of other plants too.