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About Red Onion and Damson

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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Fruit

Origin

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

Types

-
-

Number of Varieties

102
0 40000
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Habitat

Cropland, Farms, gardens
Open Forest, Terrestrial

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
-

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
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

Habit

Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm460.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

10.20 cm460.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow green
-

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
-

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

-
-

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green
-

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
-

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Linear
Round

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

-
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Sets
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Water twice a day in the initial period
Water Deeply, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
-

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
-

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
-

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
-

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

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

Medium
-

Foliage Sheen

Matte
-

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
-

Allergy

-
Itchiness, Runny nose, Swelling, Throat itching, Watery eyes

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Asthma, Bronchitis, cholesterol-lowering, Cough, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Diuretic, High blood pressure
anti-cancer, Bone strength, Digestive disorders, High cholestrol, Immunity, Improve heart health

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant
Fruits

Other Uses

Culinary use
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Wood is used for making furniture

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable
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Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa 'Burgundy'
PRUNUS insititia 'Blue Violet Damson'

Common Name

Garden Onion, Red Onion
Blue Violet Damson Plum, Damson

In Hindi

लाल प्याज
जामुन

In German

Rote Zwiebel
Zwetschgen

In French

Oignon rouge
prune de Damas

In Spanish

Cebolla roja
ciruela ciruela

In Greek

Κόκκινο κρεμμύδι
κορόμηλο δαμάσκηνο

In Portuguese

Cebola vermelha
damson ameixa

In Polish

Czerwona cebula
mirabelki

In Latin

Red Cepa
damson plum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Liliales
Rosales

Family

Liliaceae
Rosaceae

Genus

Allium
Prunus

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

Allioideae
Amygdaloideae

Number of Species

100400
1 27800
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Properties of Red Onion and Damson

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

Season and Care of Red Onion and Damson

Season and care of Red Onion and Damson is important to know. While considering everything about Red Onion and Damson Care, growing season is an essential factor. Red Onion season is and Damson season is . The type of soil for Red Onion is Loam, Sand and for Damson is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Red Onion is Neutral and for Damson is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Red Onion and Damson Physical Information

Red Onion and Damson physical information is very important for comparison. Red Onion height is 60.00 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas Damson height is 460.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Red Onion and Damson are as follows:

  • Red Onion flower color: White and Yellow green

  • Red Onion leaf color:

  • Damson flower color:

  • Damson leaf color:

Care of Red Onion and Damson

Care of Red Onion and Damson include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Onion pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Damson pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Red Onion needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Damson needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.