Shallot

Cactus

About Shallot and Cactus

Shallot

Cactus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

Asia

Caribbean, Central America, Northern America, South America

1.4 Types

Not Available

Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA2000

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Not Available

Desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8Not Available

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm27.55 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.20 cm3.44 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Magenta, Red, White, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green, Chartreuse

Several shades of Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Several shades of Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Acicular

Globe shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Bright direct sunlight

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer

Early Summer, Late Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings

Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Does not require lot of watering, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when soil is dry

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

Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Bright direct sunlight

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Caterpillars, Cochineal insect, Mealybugs, Nematodes, Red spider mite, Rodent, Root rot, Scale, Slugs, Snails, Thripes, Viruses, Worms

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Not Available

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

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

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive

Diabetes, Hangover

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics, Used as a dye

Employed in herbal medicine, Fine spines and trichomes are used as fiber for weaving, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in construction, Used in Furniture

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

Feature Plant

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)

Cactaceae

7.2 Common Name

Scallion, Shallot

Cactus

7.2.1 In Hindi

Shallot

Naagaphanee

7.2.2 In German

Schalotte

Kaktus

7.2.3 In French

échalote

Cactus

7.2.4 In Spanish

chalote

El Cactus

7.2.5 In Greek

είδος κρεμμυδιού

κάκτος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Sallot

cacto

7.2.7 In Polish

Sallot

kaktus

7.2.8 In Latin

Sallot

Cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Allium

Not Available

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Cactoideae, Maihueniodeae, Opuntioideae, Pereskioideae

8.10 Number of Species

7501800

1 27800

Properties of Shallot and Cactus

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

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Season and Care of Shallot and Cactus

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

Shallot and Cactus Physical Information

Shallot and Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Shallot height is 30.00 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas Cactus height is 27.55 cm and width 3.44 cm. The color specification of Shallot and Cactus are as follows:

Shallot flower color: White
Shallot leaf color: Green, Light Green
Cactus flower color: Magenta, Red, White and Yellow
Cactus leaf color: Green

Care of Shallot and Cactus

Care of Shallot and Cactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Shallot pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Cactus pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally and Remove dead leaves. In summer Shallot needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.