Chincherinchee

Shallot

About Chincherinchee and Shallot

Chincherinchee

Shallot

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Southern Africa, South Africa

Asia

1.4 Types

not available

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

7.11 Habitat

marshes, Sandy flats, Slopes

Not Available

7.12 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-104-8

4 99

7.13 AHS Heat Zone

10-7

12-1

7.14 Sunset Zone

21,22

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

7.15 Habit

Clump-Forming

8 Information

8.1 Plant Size

8.1.1 Minimum Height

20.30 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

8.1.2 Minimum Width

15.20 cm10.20 cm

0.1 6350

1.4 Plant Color

1.4.1 Flower Color

Orange, Gold

White

1.4.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

1.4.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

1.4.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green, Yellow green

Green, Light Green

1.4.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Light Green, Chartreuse

1.4.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green, Yellow green

1.4.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

1.5 Shape

1.5.1 Leaf Shape

Succulent

Acicular

1.6 Thorns

✔ ✘

2 Season

2.1 Plant Season

Spring, Winter

Summer

2.2 Growing Conditions

2.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

2.2.2 Growth Rate

Not Available

Fast

2.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

2.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

2.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

2.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Winter, Late Winter

Summer

2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

2.3 Tolerances

Drought

3 Care

3.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

3.2 How to Plant?

Bulbs, Seedlings

Cuttings

3.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

3.4 Watering Plants

3.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Reduce watering in winter, Water three times weekly in summer

Average Water Needs

3.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

3.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

3.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

3.5 Soil

3.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

3.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.7 Pruning

Prune to control growth, prune to control shape, Prune to stimulate growth

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

3.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

3.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Red blotch

3.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

4 Facts

4.1 Flowers

Showy

4.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

4.2 Fruits

4.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

4.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

4.3 Fragrance

4.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

4.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

4.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

4.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

4.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

4.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

4.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

4.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

4.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Insects, pollinators

Aphids, Beetles

4.12 Allergy

Skin irritation, Skin rash, Toxic

Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses

5 Benefits

5.1 Uses

5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cut Flowers, Showy Purposes, Used as an interior landscaping species, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

5.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

5.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

5.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

5.2 Plant Benefits

5.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive

5.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Flowers, Leaves, Root

5.2.3 Other Uses

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping

Cosmetics, Used as a dye

5.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

5.5 Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

6 Scientific Name

6.1 Botanical Name

Ornithogalum thyrsoides

ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)

6.2 Common Name

Chincherinchee, Wonder-flower, Star-of-Bethlehem

Scallion, Shallot

6.2.1 In Hindi

Chincherinchee

Shallot

6.2.2 In German

Kap-Milchstern

Schalotte

6.2.3 In French

Chincherinchee

échalote

6.2.4 In Spanish

Chincherinchee

chalote

6.2.5 In Greek

Ornithogalum thyrsoides

είδος κρεμμυδιού

6.2.6 In Portuguese

Chinkerinchee

Sallot

6.2.7 In Polish

Chincherinchee,

Sallot

6.2.8 In Latin

Chincherinchee

Sallot

7 Classification

7.1 Kingdom

Plantae

7.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

7.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

7.4 Order

Asparagales

7.5 Family

Asparagaceae

Liliaceae

7.6 Genus

Ornithogalum

Allium

7.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

7.8 Tribe

Ornithogaleae

Not Available

7.9 Subfamily

Scilloideae

Not Available

7.10 Number of Species

180750

1 27800

Properties of Chincherinchee and Shallot

Wondering what are the properties of Chincherinchee and Shallot? We provide you with everything About Chincherinchee and Shallot. Chincherinchee doesn't have thorns and Shallot doesn't have thorns. Also Chincherinchee does not have fragrant flowers. Chincherinchee has allergic reactions like Skin irritation, Skin rash and Toxic and Shallot has allergic reactions like Skin irritation, Skin rash and Toxic. 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 Chincherinchee and Shallot and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare Bulb Plants » More

Chincherinchee and Persian Buttercup

Chincherinchee and Lesser Celandine

Chincherinchee and Ranunculus

» More

More Compare Bulb Plants

Season and Care of Chincherinchee and Shallot

Season and care of Chincherinchee and Shallot is important to know. While considering everything about Chincherinchee and Shallot Care, growing season is an essential factor. Chincherinchee season is Spring and Winter and Shallot season is Spring and Winter. The type of soil for Chincherinchee is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Shallot is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Chincherinchee is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Shallot is Neutral.

Chincherinchee and Shallot Physical Information

Chincherinchee and Shallot physical information is very important for comparison. Chincherinchee height is 20.30 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Shallot height is 30.00 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Chincherinchee and Shallot are as follows:

Chincherinchee flower color: Orange and Gold
Chincherinchee leaf color: Green, Blue Green and Yellow green
Shallot flower color: White
Shallot leaf color: Green, Light Green

Care of Chincherinchee and Shallot

Care of Chincherinchee and Shallot include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Chincherinchee pruning is done Prune to control growth, prune to control shape and Prune to stimulate growth and Shallot pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Chincherinchee needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Shallot needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.