1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Shrub
Vegetable
1.3 Origin
North Africa
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia, India
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Desert, Rocky Mountains
Cropland, Farms, gardens
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
Not AvailableNot Available
0
99
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
Not Available
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Availble
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
Bushy, Evergreen
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
200.00 cm60.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
200.00 cm10.20 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White
White, Yellow green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Black, Blue
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Not Available
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Gray Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Moist but well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Summer, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Pot
Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Semi-hardwood cuttings
Seedlings, Sets
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs less watering
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Water twice a day in the initial period
4.4.2 In Summer
Ample Water
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Moist, Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune after flowering, Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Any balanced general purpose fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
no allergic reactions
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Acne, Good for skin
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for birds
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antibacterial, anti-cancer, Antidiabetic, Heart problems, Kidney problems, Respiratory Disorders, Thyroid problems
Asthma, Bronchitis, cholesterol-lowering, Cough, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Diuretic, High blood pressure
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as essential oil, Used in herbal medicines
Culinary use
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees, Tropical
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Myrtus nivellei
ALLIUM cepa 'Burgundy'
7.2 Common Name
Saharan myrtle
Garden Onion, Red Onion
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Saharan myrtle
Rote Zwiebel
7.2.3 In French
myrte subsaharienne
Oignon rouge
7.2.4 In Spanish
mirto subsahariana
Cebolla roja
7.2.5 In Greek
Σαχάρας μυρτιά
Κόκκινο κρεμμύδι
7.2.6 In Portuguese
murta Saharan
Cebola vermelha
7.2.7 In Polish
mirt Subsaharyjskiej
Czerwona cebula
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species