Epidendrum

Sweet Onion

About Epidendrum and Sweet Onion

Epidendrum

Sweet Onion

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Epiphyte

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America, Brazil

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

1.4 Types

Diothonea, Auliza

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA10

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Forests, Subtropical climates, Terrestrial, Tropical regions, Wet lands

Cropland, Farms, gardens

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-15Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

15.20 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

20.30 cm10.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Green, Ivory

White, Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Dark Green

Blue Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Not Available

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Fall, Winter, Indeterminate

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Cold climate, Humidity

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Stem Planting

Seedlings, Sets

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering, Water more in summer

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

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Ample Water

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Ample Water

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Not Available

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, light feeding and water solubles, Water soluble fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Rust, Spider mites, Viruses, Whiteflies

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Cold climate, Humidity

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

Coarse

Medium

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

Bees, Insects, Mealybugs, Spider Mites

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, 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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes

Culinary use

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, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

EPIDENDRUM ciliare

ALLIUM cepa 'Vidalia'

7.2 Common Name

Epidendrum, Fringed Star Orchid

Garden Onion, Sweet Onion, Vidalia Onion

7.2.1 In Hindi

Epidendrum

मीठा प्याज

7.2.2 In German

Epidendrum

Sweet Onion

7.2.3 In French

Epidendrum

oignon doux

7.2.4 In Spanish

Epidendrum

Cebolla dulce

7.2.5 In Greek

Epidendrum

γλυκό Κρεμμύδι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Epidendrum

Cebola doce

7.2.7 In Polish

Epidendrum

słodka Cebula

7.2.8 In Latin

Epidendrum

Dulcis cepa

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Orchidaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Coilostylis

Allium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asparagales, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Epidendreae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

1500800

1 27800

Properties of Epidendrum and Sweet Onion

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

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Season and Care of Epidendrum and Sweet Onion

Season and care of Epidendrum and Sweet Onion is important to know. While considering everything about Epidendrum and Sweet Onion Care, growing season is an essential factor. Epidendrum season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Sweet Onion season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Epidendrum is Not Available and for Sweet Onion is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Epidendrum is Acidic, Neutral and for Sweet Onion is Neutral.

Epidendrum and Sweet Onion Physical Information

Epidendrum and Sweet Onion physical information is very important for comparison. Epidendrum height is 15.20 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Sweet Onion height is 60.00 cm and width 10.00 cm. The color specification of Epidendrum and Sweet Onion are as follows:

Epidendrum flower color: White, Light Green and Ivory
Epidendrum leaf color: Green, Light Green and Dark Green
Sweet Onion flower color: White and Yellow green
Sweet Onion leaf color: Blue Green and Yellow green

Care of Epidendrum and Sweet Onion

Care of Epidendrum and Sweet Onion include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Epidendrum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Sweet Onion pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Epidendrum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Ample Water. Whereas, in summer Sweet Onion needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.