Shallot

Kou

About Shallot and Kou

Shallot

Kou

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Tree

1.3 Origin

Asia

Eastern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Australia

1.4 Types

Not Available

Mareer, Manjak

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Not Available

Saline Soils, Sandy areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-810-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-10

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

H1, H2

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm760.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.20 cm670.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

White, Yellow, Gold, Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Light Green, Chocolate

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green, Chartreuse

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Acicular

Oval

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

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Root rot, Snails

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought and Salt

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses

Dizziness, Throat itching, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Cottage Garden

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Making cosmetics, used as a dye

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Absorbs greenhouse gases, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Shadow Tree

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive

Acne, Aging, Hair Loss

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics, Used as a dye

Making Shampoo, Showy Purposes, Used as Biofuel, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Edible, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)

CORDIA subcordata

7.2 Common Name

Scallion, Shallot

Beach Cordia, Island Walnut, Kou, Sea Trumpet

7.2.1 In Hindi

Shallot

Cordia subcordata

7.2.2 In German

Schalotte

Cordia subcordata

7.2.3 In French

échalote

Cordia subcordata

7.2.4 In Spanish

chalote

Cordia subcordata

7.2.5 In Greek

είδος κρεμμυδιού

Cordia subcordata

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Sallot

Cordia subcordata

7.2.7 In Polish

Sallot

Cordia subcordata

7.2.8 In Latin

Sallot

Cordia subcordata

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Boraginaceae

8.6 Genus

Allium

Cordia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

750NA

1 27800

Properties of Shallot and Kou

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

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Season and Care of Shallot and Kou

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

Shallot and Kou Physical Information

Shallot and Kou physical information is very important for comparison. Shallot height is 30.00 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas Kou height is 760.00 cm and width 670.00 cm. The color specification of Shallot and Kou are as follows:

Shallot flower color: White
Shallot leaf color: Green, Light Green
Kou flower color: White, Yellow, Gold and Orange Red
Kou leaf color: Green

Care of Shallot and Kou

Care of Shallot and Kou include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Shallot pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Kou pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Shallot needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Kou needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.