Shallot

Melampodium

About Shallot and Melampodium

Shallot

Melampodium

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Perennial

Origin

Asia

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America

Types

Bulb Vegetable

Perennials

Number of Varieties

1040

0 40000

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Habitat

Desert

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-82-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12 - 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, 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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm30.50 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

10.20 cm20.30 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Yellow, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green, Chartreuse

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acicular

Lobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

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

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Beetles

Butterflies

Allergy

Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root

Flowers, Seeds

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Used as a dye

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Bedding Plant, Container

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

Common Name

Scallion, Shallot

Butter Daisy, Melampodium

In Hindi

Shallot

Melampodium

In German

Schalotte

Melmpodiam

In French

échalote

Melmpodiam

In Spanish

chalote

Melmpodiam

In Greek

είδος κρεμμυδιού

Melmpodiam

In Portuguese

Sallot

Melmpodiam

In Polish

Sallot

Melmpodiam

In Latin

Sallot

Melmpodiam

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Asterales

Family

Liliaceae

Asteraceae

Genus

Allium

Melampodium

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Millerieae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Number of Species

75039

1 27800

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Properties of Shallot and Melampodium

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

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Season and Care of Shallot and Melampodium

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

Shallot and Melampodium Physical Information

Shallot and Melampodium physical information is very important for comparison. Shallot height is 30.00 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas Melampodium height is 30.50 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Shallot and Melampodium are as follows:

Shallot flower color: White
Shallot leaf color: Green, Light Green
Melampodium flower color: Yellow and Gold
Melampodium leaf color: Green

Care of Shallot and Melampodium

Care of Shallot and Melampodium include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Shallot pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Melampodium pruning is done 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 Melampodium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.