Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Europe
Eastern Asia, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China
Types
Detroit Dark Red Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet
Taonabo japonica, Cleyera ochnacea
Number of Varieties
35
0
40000
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Habitat
-
secondary forest, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-106-10
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
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm240.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm150.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green
White, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan
Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Yellow, Dark Green
Red, Bronze
Leaf Color in Summer
Yellow, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Red, Dark Green, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Spinach Type
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Heat And Humidity
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Needs watering once a week
Does not require lot of watering, occasional watering once established
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
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Bright Indirect Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Requires little pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead branches
Fertilizers
10-15-10 amounts, Fertilize the soil before planting
14-14-14 Fertilizer, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Downy mildew, Leaf rust, Phytophthora Root Rot, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Heat And Humidity
Cold climate, Humidity, Soil Compaction
Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants, Mice
Ants, Fruit Bats, Snails, Squirrels
Allergy
Sore Throat, Vomiting
Asthma, Nausea, Pollen, sneezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Skin cleanser
Provides herbal hair care, Remove blemishes
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, soil stabilisation
Air purification, Insect Repellent, Shadow Tree
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Blood disorders, Cardiovascular problems, High blood pressure, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Weight management and satiety
Acne, Arthritis, Eczema, Oedema
Part of Plant Used
Root, Stem
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Used for its medicinal properties
Application in Furniture, Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Traditional medicine
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Vegetable
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
BETA vulgaris 'Golden Detroit'
TERNSTROEMIA gymnanthera
Common Name
Beet, Golden Detroit Beet
Sakaki
In Hindi
चुकंदर
Sakaki
In German
Rübe
Sperrstrauch
In French
betterave
Sakaki
In Spanish
remolacha
Sakaki
In Greek
παντζάρι
Sakaki
In Portuguese
beterraba
Sakaki
In Polish
buraczany
Sakaki
In Latin
cui pendens sicula beta
Sakaki
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Caryophyllidae
Magnoliopsida
Order
-
Theales
Family
Chenopodiaceae
Theaceae
Genus
Beta
Cleyera
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
2818
1
27800
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