1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Vegetable
Cactus or Succulent
1.3 Origin
Western Europe
Southwestern United States, Mexico
1.4 Types
Not Available
Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
agricultural areas, gardens, Wet ground
Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 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
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Rosette/Stemless
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
30.50 cm17.78 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.00 cm10.16 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Blue Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Purple
Green, Blue Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple
Green, Blue Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Purple
Green, Blue Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Not Available
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
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
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
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
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
organic fertlizers, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Aphids, Cabbage looper, Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Mites, Red blotch
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Frost, Shallow soil
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
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
Aphids, Beetles, Flying insects
Bees, Butterflies, Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Digestive Problems, sneezing, Swelling in the face
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Weightloss
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Food for animals, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Anemia, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Increase fiber amount, Kidney Stones, Minerals, Weight loss
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Stem
Not Available
6.2.3 Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
useful as a ground cover
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
BRASSICA oleracea 'Dyna'( Gongylodes Group)
DASYLIRION berlandieri
7.2 Common Name
Kohlrabi
Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Kohlrabi
Blue Giant Grass
7.2.3 In French
Chou-rave
Blue Giant Herbe
7.2.4 In Spanish
Brassica oleracea gongyloides
Blue Grass gigante
7.2.5 In Greek
Kohlrabi
Μπλε Giant Grass
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Kohlrabi
Blue Grass gigante
7.2.7 In Polish
Kalarepa
Błękitny Gigant Trawa
7.2.8 In Latin
Kohlrabi
Giant herba blue
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Not Available
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Nolinoideae
8.10 Number of Species