Life Span
Biennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Europe
Africa, Madagascar
Types
Detroit Dark Red Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet
Pentas lanceolata, Pentas ledermannii
Number of Varieties
3300
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40000
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Habitat
-
Moist Soils, Wet ground, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-1010-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
-
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
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm243.84 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green
White, Red, Purple, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan
Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Yellow, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Yellow, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Spinach Type
Egg-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Heat And Humidity
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Needs watering once a week
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loamy, Moist
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Bright Indirect Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Requires little pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove hanging branches
Fertilizers
10-15-10 amounts, Fertilize the soil before planting
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 13-13-13 amounts
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
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
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Sore Throat, Vomiting
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, 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
Diarrhea, Malaria, Snakebite, To Treat Ascariasis, To Treat Lymphadenitis
Part of Plant Used
Root, Stem
Flowers, Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Vegetable
Bedding Plant, Container, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
BETA vulgaris 'Golden Detroit'
PENTAS
Common Name
Beet, Golden Detroit Beet
Pentas, Star flower, Star cluster
In Hindi
चुकंदर
Pentas plant
In German
Rübe
Pentas Pflanze
In French
betterave
plante Pentas
In Spanish
remolacha
planta pentas
In Greek
παντζάρι
φυτό Pentas
In Portuguese
beterraba
planta Pentas
In Polish
buraczany
Pentas roślin
In Latin
cui pendens sicula beta
Pentas herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Caryophyllidae
Magnoliopsida
Order
-
Gentianales
Family
Chenopodiaceae
Rubiaceae
Genus
Beta
Pentas
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Knoxieae
Subfamily
-
Rubioideae
Number of Species
2882
1
27800
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