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Red Onion
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About Red Onion and Prickly Lettuce

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual

Type

Vegetable
Shrub

Origin

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

Types

-
-

Number of Varieties

1030
0 40000
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Habitat

Cropland, Farms, gardens
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99996-9
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
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Habit

Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm40.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

10.20 cm30.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow green
Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
White

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green
Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
-

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Linear
Arrowhead

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

-
-

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Very Fast

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
Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Sets
Seedlings

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
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
Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Moist

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full 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
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Butterflies

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Showy Purposes

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
Anxiety, Cough, Insomnia, Rheumatism, Wounds

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant
Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Culinary use
Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable
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Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa 'Burgundy'
LACTUCA serriola

Common Name

Garden Onion, Red Onion
Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Prickly Lettuce

In Hindi

लाल प्याज
Prickly Lettuce

In German

Rote Zwiebel
Feigensalat

In French

Oignon rouge
laitue scariole

In Spanish

Cebolla roja
lechuga espinosa

In Greek

Κόκκινο κρεμμύδι
φραγκοσυκιές Μαρούλι

In Portuguese

Cebola vermelha
alface espinhosa

In Polish

Czerwona cebula
Kolczasta Sałata

In Latin

Red Cepa
Opuntia Lactuca

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Liliales
Asterales

Family

Liliaceae
Asteraceae

Genus

Allium
Lactuca

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
Cichorieae

Subfamily

Allioideae
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Number of Species

100100
1 27800
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Properties of Red Onion and Prickly Lettuce

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

Season and Care of Red Onion and Prickly Lettuce

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

Red Onion and Prickly Lettuce Physical Information

Red Onion and Prickly Lettuce physical information is very important for comparison. Red Onion height is 60.00 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas Prickly Lettuce height is 40.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Red Onion and Prickly Lettuce are as follows:

  • Red Onion flower color: White and Yellow green

  • Red Onion leaf color:

  • Prickly Lettuce flower color: Yellow

  • Prickly Lettuce leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Red Onion and Prickly Lettuce

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