Red Onion

Mexican Bamboo

About Red Onion and Mexican Bamboo

Red Onion

Mexican Bamboo

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Broadleaf Evergreen, Grass

1.3 Origin

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

Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

Otatea acuminata ssp. acuminata, Otatea acuminata ssp. aztecorum, Otatea acuminata 'Dwarf'

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

10NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cropland, Farms, gardens

Subtropical climates, tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available9-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

10 - 7

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

H1, H2, 9, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Weeping

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm240.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.20 cm30.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow green

Non Flowering Plant

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Linear

Long linear and narrow

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Sets

Divison

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Water twice a day in the initial period

Average Water Needs, Never Over-water

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune every year, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Requires high amount of nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Mealybugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Mealybugs

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Windbreak

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Asthma, Bronchitis, cholesterol-lowering, Cough, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Diuretic, High blood pressure

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Culinary use

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa 'Burgundy'

OTATEA acuminata

7.2 Common Name

Garden Onion, Red Onion

Clumping Bamboo, Mexican Weeping Bamboo

7.2.1 In Hindi

लाल प्याज

मैक्सिकन बांस

7.2.2 In German

Rote Zwiebel

Mexican Bambus

7.2.3 In French

Oignon rouge

Bamboo mexicaine

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cebolla roja

bambú mexicana

7.2.5 In Greek

Κόκκινο κρεμμύδι

Μεξικού μπαμπού

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cebola vermelha

Bamboo Mexican

7.2.7 In Polish

Czerwona cebula

Mexican Bamboo

7.2.8 In Latin

Red Cepa

Mexicanus Bamboo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Liliales

Poales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Allium

Otatea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Allioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Red Onion and Mexican Bamboo

Wondering what are the properties of Red Onion and Mexican Bamboo? We provide you with everything About Red Onion and Mexican Bamboo. Red Onion doesn't have thorns and Mexican Bamboo doesn't have thorns. Also Red Onion does not have fragrant flowers. Red Onion has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions and Mexican Bamboo has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions. 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 Mexican Bamboo and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Red Onion and Mexican Bamboo

Season and care of Red Onion and Mexican Bamboo is important to know. While considering everything about Red Onion and Mexican Bamboo Care, growing season is an essential factor. Red Onion season is Not Available and Mexican Bamboo season is Not Available. The type of soil for Red Onion is Loam, Sand and for Mexican Bamboo is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Red Onion is Neutral and for Mexican Bamboo is Acidic, Neutral.

Red Onion and Mexican Bamboo Physical Information

Red Onion and Mexican Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Red Onion height is 60.00 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas Mexican Bamboo height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Red Onion and Mexican Bamboo are as follows:

Red Onion flower color: White and Yellow green
Red Onion leaf color: Not Available
Mexican Bamboo flower color: Non Flowering Plant
Mexican Bamboo leaf color: Green and Yellow green

Care of Red Onion and Mexican Bamboo

Care of Red Onion and Mexican Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Onion pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Mexican Bamboo pruning is done Prune every year, Prune to control growth and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Red Onion needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Mexican Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.