Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Tree
Origin
Europe
Australia
Types
Detroit Dark Red Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet
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Number of Varieties
310
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40000
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Habitat
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Littoral rainforest, Near Estuaries
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-109-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-8
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
H1, H2, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm610.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm910.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green
White
Flower Color Modifier
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Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan
Orange, Light Yellow, Orange Red, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green
Green, Light Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Spinach Type
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Frost, Pollution, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Water Deeply
Reduce water once established, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Average Water
In Spring
Moderate
Less Watering
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Flea Beetles, Leaf Hoppers, Mexican Bean Beetles
Borers
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Frost, Pollution, Salt
Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
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Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
breathing problems, dark circles, hairloss, Runny nose, Sore Throat, wheezing
Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Used to establish native woodland
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Digestive disorders, Heart problems, High blood pressure, Inflammation
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Tree trunks
Other Uses
Used As Food
Used as firewood, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood is used in construction
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Shade Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
BETA vulgaris 'Early Wonder Tall'
CUPANIOPSIS anacardioides
Common Name
Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet
Tuckeroo, Green leaved tamarind
In Hindi
चुकंदर
Carrotwood ट्री
In German
Rübe
Carrotwood Baum
In French
betterave
Carrotwood Arbre
In Spanish
remolacha
Árbol carrotwood
In Greek
παντζάρι
Carrotwood Δέντρο
In Portuguese
beterraba
Árvore Carrotwood
In Polish
buraczany
Carrotwood Drzewo
In Latin
cui pendens sicula beta
Carrotwood ligno
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Caryophyllidae
Magnoliopsida
Order
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Sapindales
Family
Chenopodiaceae
Sapindaceae
Genus
Beta
Cupaniopsis
Clade
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Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
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Sapindoideae
Number of Species
284
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27800
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