Common Rush

Sweet Onion

About Common Rush and Sweet Onion

Common Rush

Sweet Onion

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Sedge or Rush

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Africa, Asia

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia, India

Types

austrocalifornicus , effusus , laxus , pacificus , solutus

Number of Varieties

510

0 40000

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Habitat

All sorts of environments, Banks, ditches, marshes, Shores of rivers or lakes

Cropland, Farms, gardens

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-9-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-6

Sunset Zone

H1, 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

21,22

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.70 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

61.00 cm10.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Brown

White, Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Blue Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan, Sandy Brown

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long hair-like leaves

Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Divison, reseeds

Seedlings, Sets

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Does not require regular watering

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Water twice a day in the initial period

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bumblebees, Flying insects

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Informal Hedge, Woodland margins

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Asthma, Bronchitis, cholesterol-lowering, Cough, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Diuretic, High blood pressure

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Other Uses

woven into the covering of tatami mats

Culinary use

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bog Garden, Container, Mixed Border, Water Gardens

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

JUNCUS effusus

ALLIUM cepa 'Vidalia'

Common Name

Soft Rush

Garden Onion, Sweet Onion, Vidalia Onion

In Hindi

Soft Rush

मीठा प्याज

In German

Soft Rush

Sweet Onion

In French

Soft Rush

oignon doux

In Spanish

Soft Rush

Cebolla dulce

In Greek

Soft Rush

γλυκό Κρεμμύδι

In Portuguese

Soft Rush

Cebola doce

In Polish

Soft Rush

słodka Cebula

In Latin

Soft Rush

Dulcis cepa

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Poales

Asparagales

Family

Juncaceae

Liliaceae

Genus

Juncus

Allium

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asparagales, Monocots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

400800

1 27800

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Properties of Common Rush and Sweet Onion

Wondering what are the properties of Common Rush and Sweet Onion? We provide you with everything About Common Rush and Sweet Onion. Common Rush doesn't have thorns and Sweet Onion doesn't have thorns. Also Common Rush does not have fragrant flowers. Common Rush has allergic reactions like and Sweet Onion has allergic reactions like . 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 Common Rush and Sweet Onion and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Common Rush and Sweet Onion

Season and care of Common Rush and Sweet Onion is important to know. While considering everything about Common Rush and Sweet Onion Care, growing season is an essential factor. Common Rush season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Sweet Onion season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Common Rush is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Sweet Onion is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Common Rush is Acidic, Neutral and for Sweet Onion is Neutral.

Common Rush and Sweet Onion Physical Information

Common Rush and Sweet Onion physical information is very important for comparison. Common Rush height is 45.70 cm and width 61.00 cm whereas Sweet Onion height is 60.00 cm and width 10.00 cm. The color specification of Common Rush and Sweet Onion are as follows:

Common Rush flower color: Brown
Common Rush leaf color: Green
Sweet Onion flower color: White and Yellow green
Sweet Onion leaf color: Blue Green and Yellow green

Care of Common Rush and Sweet Onion

Care of Common Rush and Sweet Onion include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Common Rush pruning is done Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Sweet Onion pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Common Rush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sweet Onion needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.