Cornflower

Shallot

About Cornflower and Shallot

Cornflower

Shallot

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, China, Korea

Asia

1.4 Types

Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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100

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1.5 Habitat

Forest edges, Hillside, Woods

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1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-11

4-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7 - 1

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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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

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.00 cm

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30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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30.00 cm

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10.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo, Dark Blue

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown, Sandy Brown

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2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Sea Green, Gray Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Sea Green, Gray Green

Green, Light Green, Chartreuse

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Sea Green, Gray Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

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2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblovate

Acicular

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, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

Average Water Needs

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

Slightly Acidic

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Loamy

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Compost

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Botrytis Blight, Leafminers, Mealybugs, Mushroom root rot

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

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

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Aphids, Beetles

5.12 Allergy

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects, Indoor Air Purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Very little waste

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems

anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Flowers, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Cosmetics, Used as a dye

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Herb

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CENTAUREA cyanus

ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)

7.2 Common Name

Batchelor's Buttons, Cornflower

Scallion, Shallot

7.2.1 In Hindi

Hydrangea

Shallot

7.2.2 In German

Hortensie

Schalotte

7.2.3 In French

Hortensia

échalote

7.2.4 In Spanish

Hortensia

chalote

7.2.5 In Greek

υδραγεία

είδος κρεμμυδιού

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Hortênsia

Sallot

7.2.7 In Polish

Hortensja

Sallot

7.2.8 In Latin

Hibiscus

Sallot

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Anthophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Centaurea

Allium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Cynareae

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8.9 Subfamily

Carduoideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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750

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Properties of Cornflower and Shallot

Wondering what are the properties of Cornflower and Shallot? We provide you with everything About Cornflower and Shallot. Cornflower doesn't have thorns and Shallot doesn't have thorns. Also Cornflower does not have fragrant flowers. Cornflower has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting and Shallot has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting. 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 Cornflower and Shallot and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cornflower and Shallot

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

Cornflower and Shallot Physical Information

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

Cornflower flower color: Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo and Dark Blue
Cornflower leaf color: Sea Green and Gray Green
Shallot flower color: White
Shallot leaf color: Green, Light Green

Care of Cornflower and Shallot

Care of Cornflower and Shallot include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cornflower pruning is done Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Shallot pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Cornflower 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.