Life Span
Annual
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Type
Vegetable
Fruit
Origin
Asia
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Types
Bulb Vegetable
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Number of Varieties
10-
0
40000
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Habitat
-
Clay soil areas, Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-85-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
9-2
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
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
10.20 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Green, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Red, Purple, Burgundy, Black
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
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acicular
Palmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings
Budding, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Do not water frequently
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Do not prune during shooting season, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Thinning
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply N-P-K, since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Birds, Leaf spot, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Beetles
Birds
Allergy
Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Cottage Garden
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Root
Fruits
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Used as a dye
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)
RIBES x culverwellii
Common Name
Scallion, Shallot
Jostaberry
In Hindi
Shallot
Jostaberry
In German
Schalotte
Jostaberry
In French
échalote
casseille
In Spanish
chalote
Jostaberry
In Greek
είδος κρεμμυδιού
Jostaberry
In Portuguese
Sallot
Jostaberry
In Polish
Sallot
Jostaberry
In Latin
Sallot
OLIVE
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Asparagales
Saxifragales
Family
Liliaceae
Grossulariaceae
Genus
Allium
Ribes
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
7503
1
27800
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