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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Perennial
Cactus or Succulent

Origin

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Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

Benediction lungwort, Excalibur lungwort
Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum

Number of Varieties

186
0 40000
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Habitat

Forest edges, Mountains
Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-812-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-4
12-10

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming
Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

25.50 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

Pink, Rose, Blue Violet
Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

-
-

Fruit Color

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Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green, Silver
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green, Silver
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Silver
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Green, Blue Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lung shaped
Narrow

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water when soil is dry, when new, water every week
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

In Summer

Drought Tolerant
Lots of watering

In Spring

Average Water
Moderate

In Winter

Adequately
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
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

Powdery mildew, Slugs
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

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Provides ground cover
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Demulcent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emollient, Exoectorant, Homeopathy, Opthalmic, Resolvent
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Part of Plant Used

Leaves
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Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties
useful as a ground cover

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PULMONARIA 'Berries and Cream' PP10597
DASYLIRION berlandieri

Common Name

Berries and Cream Lungwort, Lungwort
Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

In Hindi

Lungwort
Blue Giant Grass

In German

Lungenkraut
Blue Giant Grass

In French

pulmonaire
Blue Giant Herbe

In Spanish

Lungwort
Blue Grass gigante

In Greek

Lungwort
Μπλε Giant Grass

In Portuguese

pulmonária
Blue Grass gigante

In Polish

płucnik
Błękitny Gigant Trawa

In Latin

Lungwort
Giant herba blue

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Ascomycota
Tracheophyta

Class

Ascomycetes
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Order

Peltigerales
Asparagales

Family

Boraginaceae
Agavaceae

Genus

Pulmonaria
Dasylirion

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Boragineae
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Subfamily

Boraginoideae
Nolinoideae

Number of Species

1822
1 27800
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Difference Between Lungwort and Blue Giant

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Importance of Lungwort and Blue Giant

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Lungwort and Blue Giant. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Lungwort 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 Lungwort is Astringent, Demulcent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emollient, Exoectorant, Homeopathy, Opthalmic and Resolvent whereas of Blue Giant is . Lungwort has beauty benefits as follows: while Blue Giant has beauty benefits as follows: .

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