1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Cactus or Succulent
Cactus or Succulent
1.3 Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Southwestern United States, Mexico
1.4 Types
Not Available
Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas
Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Rosette/Stemless
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
120.00 cm17.78 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
90.00 cm10.16 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Hot Pink, Rose, Bronze
Yellow
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Not Available
Green, Blue Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Not Available
Green, Blue Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
Green, Blue Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Green, Blue Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Leaf Cutting, Stem Cutting
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.7 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
4.8 Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch, Root rot
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Dry Conditions, Heat Tolerance, Sun
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
Not Available
Not Available
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Bees, Butterflies, Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Decorating walls
Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
useful as a ground cover
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Rock Garden, Wall
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CYLINDROPUNTIA fulgida
DASYLIRION berlandieri
7.2 Common Name
hanging chain cholla
Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa
7.2.1 In Hindi
jumping cholla
Blue Giant Grass
7.2.2 In German
jumping cholla
Blue Giant Grass
7.2.3 In French
jumping cholla
Blue Giant Herbe
7.2.4 In Spanish
jumping cholla
Blue Grass gigante
7.2.5 In Greek
jumping cholla
Μπλε Giant Grass
7.2.6 In Portuguese
jumping cholla
Blue Grass gigante
7.2.7 In Polish
jumping cholla
Błękitny Gigant Trawa
7.2.8 In Latin
jumping cholla
Giant herba blue
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Not Available
8.4 Order
Caryophyllales
Asparagales
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
Cylindropuntia
Dasylirion
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Nolinoideae
8.10 Number of Species