Shallot

Common Rush

About Shallot and Common Rush

Shallot

Common Rush

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Sedge or Rush

Origin

Asia

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

Types

Bulb Vegetable

austrocalifornicus , effusus , laxus , pacificus , solutus

Number of Varieties

105

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

All sorts of environments, Banks, ditches, marshes, Shores of rivers or lakes

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-86-9

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9-6

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

H1, 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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm45.70 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

10.20 cm61.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Brown

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green, Chartreuse

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan, Sandy Brown

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acicular

Long hair-like leaves

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

Bloom Time

Summer

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings

Divison, reseeds

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Does not require regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Aphids, Beetles

Bumblebees, Flying insects

Allergy

Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Informal Hedge, Woodland margins

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Used as a dye

woven into the covering of tatami mats

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Bog Garden, Container, Mixed Border, Water Gardens

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)

JUNCUS effusus

Common Name

Scallion, Shallot

Soft Rush

In Hindi

Shallot

Soft Rush

In German

Schalotte

Soft Rush

In French

échalote

Soft Rush

In Spanish

chalote

Soft Rush

In Greek

είδος κρεμμυδιού

Soft Rush

In Portuguese

Sallot

Soft Rush

In Polish

Sallot

Soft Rush

In Latin

Sallot

Soft Rush

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Poales

Family

Liliaceae

Juncaceae

Genus

Allium

Juncus

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

750400

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Shallot and Common Rush

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

Compare List of Vegetables » More

Shallot and Malabar Spinach

Shallot and Swiss Chard

Shallot and Rutabaga

» More Compare List of Vegetables

Season and Care of Shallot and Common Rush

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

Shallot and Common Rush Physical Information

Shallot and Common Rush physical information is very important for comparison. Shallot height is 30.00 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas Common Rush height is 45.70 cm and width 61.00 cm. The color specification of Shallot and Common Rush are as follows:

Shallot flower color: White
Shallot leaf color: Green, Light Green
Common Rush flower color: Brown
Common Rush leaf color: Green

Care of Shallot and Common Rush

Care of Shallot and Common Rush include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Shallot pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Common Rush pruning is done Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Shallot needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Common Rush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.