Shallot

English Boxwood

About Shallot and English Boxwood

Shallot

English Boxwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Asia

Europe, Southern Europe, Turkey, Northern Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

Elegantissima boxwood, Latifolia Maculata boxwood

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA8

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Not Available

Sandy areas, Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-85-8

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

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm90.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.20 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

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

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Olive, Dark Green, Bronze

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Acicular

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam, Sandy

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Sandy

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings

Leaf Cutting, Stem Cutting, stem tip cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Do not water frequently

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

A hard prune may be necessary if the plant becomes woody, Cut away fading foliage, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Compost, fertilize in growing season

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Mildew, Mites, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles

Caterpillar, Early/Late Blight, Mites, Spider Mites

5.12 Allergy

Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses

Eye irritation, Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Blackheads, Good Cleanser, Makes Hair Silkier

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Erosion control, Provides ground cover

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive

Dermatitis, epilepsy, Treating fever

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root

Bark, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics, Used as a dye

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used to make chess pieces

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Bonsai, Edging, Espalier, Foundation, Hedges, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)

Buxus sempervirens

7.2 Common Name

Scallion, Shallot

English boxwood

7.2.1 In Hindi

Shallot

European boxwood

7.2.2 In German

Schalotte

Gewöhnlicher Buchsbaum

7.2.3 In French

échalote

Buis commun

7.2.4 In Spanish

chalote

boj común

7.2.5 In Greek

είδος κρεμμυδιού

European boxwood

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Sallot

Buxo

7.2.7 In Polish

Sallot

Bukszpan wieczniezielony

7.2.8 In Latin

Sallot

European boxwood

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Buxales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Buxaceae

8.6 Genus

Allium

Buxus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

75070

1 27800

Properties of Shallot and English Boxwood

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

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Season and Care of Shallot and English Boxwood

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

Shallot and English Boxwood Physical Information

Shallot and English Boxwood physical information is very important for comparison. Shallot height is 30.00 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas English Boxwood height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Shallot and English Boxwood are as follows:

Shallot flower color: White
Shallot leaf color: Green, Light Green
English Boxwood flower color: Yellow green
English Boxwood leaf color: Green

Care of Shallot and English Boxwood

Care of Shallot and English Boxwood include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Shallot pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and English Boxwood pruning is done A hard prune may be necessary if the plant becomes woody, Cut away fading foliage, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, 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 English Boxwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.