Red Onion

Wedding Cake Tree

About Red Onion and Wedding Cake Tree

Red Onion

Wedding Cake Tree

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Tree

Origin

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

India, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea

Types

Cornus controversa

Number of Varieties

101

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Habitat

Cropland, Farms, gardens

Woodland Garden Canopy

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99995-8

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

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

8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm1,070.00 cm

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Minimum Width

10.20 cm610.00 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow green

White, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Burgundy, Dark Blue, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Light Yellow, Burgundy, Dark Red

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Linear

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Sets

Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

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 during dry weather

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

No fertilizers needed

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Bacterial leaf spot, Canker, Powdery mildew

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Used in parkland

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Antiphlogistic

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

Culinary use

Oil used in the lubricating and soap industry

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Shade Trees, Street Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa 'Burgundy'

CORNUS controversa

Common Name

Garden Onion, Red Onion

Giant Dogwood, Wedding Cake Tree

In Hindi

लाल प्याज

Wedding Cake Tree

In German

Rote Zwiebel

Hochzeitstorte Baum

In French

Oignon rouge

Gâteau de mariage Arbre

In Spanish

Cebolla roja

Pastel de bodas del árbol

In Greek

Κόκκινο κρεμμύδι

Γαμήλια τούρτα Δέντρο

In Portuguese

Cebola vermelha

Árvore do bolo de casamento

In Polish

Czerwona cebula

Wedding Cake Drzewo

In Latin

Red Cepa

MUSTACEUM ligno

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Liliales

Cornales

Family

Liliaceae

Cornaceae

Genus

Allium

Cornus

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Allioideae

Cornoideae

Number of Species

1003

1 27800

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Properties of Red Onion and Wedding Cake Tree

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

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Season and Care of Red Onion and Wedding Cake Tree

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

Red Onion and Wedding Cake Tree Physical Information

Red Onion and Wedding Cake Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Red Onion height is 60.00 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas Wedding Cake Tree height is 1,070.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Red Onion and Wedding Cake Tree are as follows:

Red Onion flower color: White and Yellow green
Red Onion leaf color:
Wedding Cake Tree flower color: White and Ivory
Wedding Cake Tree leaf color: Green

Care of Red Onion and Wedding Cake Tree

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