Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Flowering Plants, Tubers
Origin
Europe
Europe, Mediterranean Basin, Middle East, North Africa, Somalia
Types
Detroit Dark Red Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet
Cyclamen Africanum, Cyclamen Alpinum, Cyclamen Cilicium, Cyclamen Coum
Number of Varieties
324
0
40000
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Habitat
-
Alpine Meadows, Rocky areas, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-105-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
7-1
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
15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm0.54 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm0.75 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green
Pink, Purple, White
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Tan
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Yellow, Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Yellow, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Dark Green
Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Silver
Shape
Leaf Shape
Spinach Type
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Indirect sunlight
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Sandy, Well drained
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Autumn, Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Heat And Humidity
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Needs watering once a week
Do not water frequently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic
Soil Type
Loamy, Moist
Clay, Sandy, Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Bright Indirect Sunlight
Indirect sunlight
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Requires little pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Prune to control growth, Prune when plant is dormant, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
10-15-10 amounts, Fertilize the soil before planting
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Botrytis Cinerea, Gray mold, Mice, Mites, Root weevil, Slugs, Snails, Squirrels
Plant Tolerance
Heat And Humidity
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants, Mice
-
Allergy
Sore Throat, Vomiting
Respiratory problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Skin cleanser
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, soil stabilisation
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Blood disorders, Cardiovascular problems, High blood pressure, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Weight management and satiety
Digestive disorders, Menstrual Disorders
Part of Plant Used
Root, Stem
Root, Stem
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Used for its medicinal properties
Showy Purposes, Used as an ointment
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Vegetable
-
Botanical Name
BETA vulgaris 'Golden Detroit'
Cyclamen Persicum
Common Name
Beet, Golden Detroit Beet
Cyclamen or Florist's Cyclamen
In Hindi
चुकंदर
Sikalemen
In German
Rübe
Zyklamen
In French
betterave
Cyclamen
In Spanish
remolacha
Ciclamen
In Greek
παντζάρι
κυκλάμινο
In Portuguese
beterraba
Cíclame
In Polish
buraczany
Cyklamen
In Latin
cui pendens sicula beta
Cyclamīnos
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Anthophyta
Class
Caryophyllidae
Dicotyledonae
Order
-
Ericales
Family
Chenopodiaceae
Primulaceae
Genus
Beta
Cyclamen
Clade
-
-
Tribe
-
Cyclamineae
Subfamily
-
Myrsinoideae
Number of Species
2823
1
27800
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