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What is

Life Span

Annual or Biennial
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Cactus or Succulent

Origin

Europe
Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

Amber globe, Baby bunch turnips, Purple top
Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum

Number of Varieties

306
0 40000
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Habitat

Fields, Vegetable Gardens
Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-1112-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-3
12-10

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

Habit

Rosette/Stemless
Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

25.40 cm17.78 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

20.30 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

Sienna, Black
Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

White, Green, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

White, Green, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

White, Green, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Broad
Narrow

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

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

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
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

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
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

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial 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

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Cercospora leaf spot, Downy mildew
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

Medium
Bold

Foliage Sheen

-
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Beet armyworms, Caterpillar, white worms
Bees, Butterflies

Allergy

angioedema, Oral Allergy, Urticaria
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Bone strength, Cancer, Cardiovascular problems, Lung Problems
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Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Shoots
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Other Uses

Food for animals, Used as a vegetable, Used in salads
useful as a ground cover

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BRASSICA rapa 'Hakurei'
DASYLIRION berlandieri

Common Name

Turnip
Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

In Hindi

शलजम
Blue Giant Grass

In German

Rübe
Blue Giant Grass

In French

Navet
Blue Giant Herbe

In Spanish

Nabo
Blue Grass gigante

In Greek

Γογγύλι
Μπλε Giant Grass

In Portuguese

Nabo
Blue Grass gigante

In Polish

Rzepa
Błękitny Gigant Trawa

In Latin

rapa
Giant herba blue

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
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Order

Brassicales
Asparagales

Family

Brassicaceae
Agavaceae

Genus

Brassica
Dasylirion

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Brassiceae
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Subfamily

-
Nolinoideae

Number of Species

-22
1 27800
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Difference Between Turnip and Blue Giant

If you are confused whether Turnip 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 Turnip and Blue Giant Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Turnip 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 Turnip and Blue Giant if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Turnip and Blue Giant

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Turnip and Blue Giant. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Turnip 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 Turnip is Bone strength, Cancer, Cardiovascular problems and Lung Problems whereas of Blue Giant is . Turnip has beauty benefits as follows: Good for skin and hair while Blue Giant has beauty benefits as follows: Good for skin and hair.

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