1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Cactus or Succulent
Cactus
1.3 Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Central America, South America, Brazil
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Desert, Hot climate regions
Desert, Temperate Regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
270.00 cm60.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
180.00 cm30.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow
Red, Orange, Salmon
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Not Available
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Not Available
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Not Available
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
Not Available
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
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, 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?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Leaf Cutting, Stem 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, Needs less watering
Reduce watering in winter
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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
No pruning needed, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Does not require fertilizer once established
Fertilize the soil before planting, slow-release fertilizers
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Not Available, Red blotch
Bacterial Stem Rot, fungus, Mealybugs, Spider mites
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun, Heat Tolerance
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
Not Available
Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Decorating walls, Ground Cover
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
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
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Not Available
Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Florist trade and landscaping, Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
DASYLIRION berlandieri
Cleistocactus strausii
7.2 Common Name
Blue Giant,
Blue Twister,
Desert Spoon
silver torch or wooly torch
7.2.1 In Hindi
Zaragosa
Cleistocactus strausii
7.2.2 In German
Zaragoza
Cleistocactus strausii
7.2.3 In French
Saragosse
Cleistocactus strausii
7.2.4 In Spanish
Zaragoza
Cleistocactus strausii
7.2.5 In Greek
Σαραγόσα
cleistocactus strausii
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Zaragoza
Cleistocactus strausii
7.2.7 In Polish
Saragossa
cleistocastus strausii
7.2.8 In Latin
Caesaraugusta
Cleistocactus strausii
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
8.3 Class
Not Available
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Trichocereeae
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species