Potato

Shallot

About Potato and Shallot

Potato

Shallot

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin, South America, Chile

Asia

1.4 Types

Melody, King Edward potato, Kennebec

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions, Wet ground, Wet lands

Not Available

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available4-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-3

12-1

1.8 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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

91.44 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.96 cm10.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Purple, Red, White

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Green, Light Green, Chartreuse

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Acicular

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loose, Well drained

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

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?

From bulbs

Cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during 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

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

15-15-15 amounts

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

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

Beetles, Bugs, Early/Late Blight, Insects

Aphids, Beetles

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria, Vomiting

Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

For treating wrinkles, Good for skin and hair, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Not Available, Treatment of Dark Spots

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

Bone strength, Cancer, Diarrhea, Digestion problems, High blood pressure, Improve heart health, Inflammation, Kidney Stones, Metabolism, Rheumatism, Weight management and satiety

anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

SOLANUM tuberosum

ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)

7.2 Common Name

Potato, Tater, Spud, Tuber

Scallion, Shallot

7.2.1 In Hindi

आलू

Shallot

7.2.2 In German

Kartoffel

Schalotte

7.2.3 In French

Pomme de terre

échalote

7.2.4 In Spanish

Patata

chalote

7.2.5 In Greek

Πατάτα

είδος κρεμμυδιού

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata

Sallot

7.2.7 In Polish

Ziemniak

Sallot

7.2.8 In Latin

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Sallot

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Anthophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Solanaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Solanum

Allium

8.7 Clade

Asterids

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

1400750

1 27800

Properties of Potato and Shallot

Wondering what are the properties of Potato and Shallot? We provide you with everything About Potato and Shallot. Potato doesn't have thorns and Shallot doesn't have thorns. Also Potato does not have fragrant flowers. Potato has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria and Vomiting and Shallot has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria 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 Potato and Shallot and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Potato and Shallot

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

Potato and Shallot Physical Information

Potato and Shallot physical information is very important for comparison. Potato height is 91.44 cm and width 60.96 cm whereas Shallot height is 30.00 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Potato and Shallot are as follows:

Potato flower color: Blue, Purple, Red and White
Potato leaf color: Green
Shallot flower color: White
Shallot leaf color: Green, Light Green

Care of Potato and Shallot

Care of Potato and Shallot include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Potato pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads and Shallot pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Potato 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.