Shallot

Asparagus Fern

About Shallot and Asparagus Fern

Shallot

Asparagus Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Asia

South Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

Asparagus setaceus, Asparagus 'Sprengeri', Asparagus meyeri

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA3

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Not Available

Moist Soils

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-89-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Not Available

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm60.96 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.20 cm121.92 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Red, Orange Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green, Lime Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green, Chartreuse

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Acicular

Needle like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Average Water Needs, Medium

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, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut back old stems to the ground, Pinching, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Balanced garden plant fertilizer, fertilize in fall, fertilize in spring

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses

Abdominal pain, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Skin irritation, Skin rash, Toxic, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Hanging Basket, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Provides ground cover

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root

Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics, Used as a dye

Container, useful as a ground cover

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)

ASPARAGUS densiflorus 'Sprengeri Compacta'

7.2 Common Name

Scallion, Shallot

Asparagus Fern, Compact Asparagus Fern, Sprenger's Asparagus Fern

7.2.1 In Hindi

Shallot

Asparagus Fern Plant

7.2.2 In German

Schalotte

Spargel Farnanlage

7.2.3 In French

échalote

Asperges Fern Plante

7.2.4 In Spanish

chalote

Planta del helecho de espárragos

7.2.5 In Greek

είδος κρεμμυδιού

Σπαράγγια Fern Plant

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Sallot

Espargos Planta Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

Sallot

Szparagi Fern roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Sallot

Asparagus Fern Plant Families

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Vascular plant

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Allium

Asparagus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Asparagoideae

8.10 Number of Species

750NA

1 27800

Properties of Shallot and Asparagus Fern

Wondering what are the properties of Shallot and Asparagus Fern? We provide you with everything About Shallot and Asparagus Fern. Shallot doesn't have thorns and Asparagus Fern doesn't have thorns. Also Shallot does not have fragrant flowers. Shallot has allergic reactions like Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane and Sinuses and Asparagus Fern has allergic reactions like Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane and Sinuses. 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 Shallot and Asparagus Fern and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Shallot and Asparagus Fern

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

Shallot and Asparagus Fern Physical Information

Shallot and Asparagus Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Shallot height is 30.00 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas Asparagus Fern height is 60.96 cm and width 121.92 cm. The color specification of Shallot and Asparagus Fern are as follows:

Shallot flower color: White
Shallot leaf color: Green, Light Green
Asparagus Fern flower color: White
Asparagus Fern leaf color: Green and Lime Green

Care of Shallot and Asparagus Fern

Care of Shallot and Asparagus Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Shallot pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Asparagus Fern pruning is done Cut back old stems to the ground, Pinching, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Shallot needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Asparagus Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.