Beet

Mexican Hat

About Beet and Mexican Hat

Beet

Mexican Hat

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Perennial

1.3 Origin

Europe

Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Texas, Canada, Mexico

1.4 Types

Detroit Dark Red Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

3NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Not Available, Unknown

Dry areas, Prairies, Rocky areas, rocky outcrops

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-103-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

10-1

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

15.20 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Green

Yellow, Purple, Burgundy, Light Green, Brown

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available, Tan

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Spinach Type

Subulate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs watering once a week, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Water Deeply

Average Water Needs, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads

Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Flea Beetles, Leaf Hoppers, Mexican Bean Beetles

Pests and diseases free, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

breathing problems, dark circles, hairloss, Runny nose, Sore Throat, wheezing

Rhinitis

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Borders

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Diabetes, Digestive disorders, Heart problems, High blood pressure, Inflammation, Unknown

Analgesic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food

Can be made into a herbal tea, Used in making tea

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BETA vulgaris 'Early Wonder Tall'

RATIBIDA columnifera

7.2 Common Name

Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet

Mexican Hat

7.2.1 In Hindi

चुकंदर

Mexican Hat

7.2.2 In German

Rübe

Mexican Hat

7.2.3 In French

betterave

Mexican Hat

7.2.4 In Spanish

remolacha

mexican Hat

7.2.5 In Greek

παντζάρι

Mexican Hat

7.2.6 In Portuguese

beterraba

Mexican Hat

7.2.7 In Polish

buraczany

Mexican Hat

7.2.8 In Latin

cui pendens sicula beta

Mexicanus Hat

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Streptophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Caryophyllidae

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Not Available

Asterales

8.5 Family

Chenopodiaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Beta

Ratibida

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

28NA

1 27800

Properties of Beet and Mexican Hat

Wondering what are the properties of Beet and Mexican Hat? We provide you with everything About Beet and Mexican Hat. Beet doesn't have thorns and Mexican Hat doesn't have thorns. Also Beet does not have fragrant flowers. Beet has allergic reactions like breathing problems, dark circles, hairloss, Runny nose, Sore Throat and wheezing and Mexican Hat has allergic reactions like breathing problems, dark circles, hairloss, Runny nose, Sore Throat and wheezing. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Beet and Mexican Hat and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Beet and Mexican Hat

Season and care of Beet and Mexican Hat is important to know. While considering everything about Beet and Mexican Hat Care, growing season is an essential factor. Beet season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Mexican Hat season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Beet is Loam, Sand and for Mexican Hat is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Beet is Neutral and for Mexican Hat is Neutral.

Beet and Mexican Hat Physical Information

Beet and Mexican Hat physical information is very important for comparison. Beet height is 30.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Mexican Hat height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Beet and Mexican Hat are as follows:

Beet flower color: Red and Green
Beet leaf color: White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange and Dark Green
Mexican Hat flower color: Yellow, Purple, Burgundy, Light Green and Brown
Mexican Hat leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Beet and Mexican Hat

Care of Beet and Mexican Hat include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Beet pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves and Remove deadheads and Mexican Hat pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Beet needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Mexican Hat needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.