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About Shallot and Mexican Feather Grass

What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Grass

Origin

Asia
Southwestern United States, Texas, Mexico

Types

Bulb Vegetable
Nassella tenuissima

Number of Varieties

1015
0 40000
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Habitat

-
driveways, open Woodlands, Roadsides, Rocky areas, Slopes, tree wells

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-86-10
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
11 - 4

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
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
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm50.80 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

10.20 cm55.90 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
-

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green, Chartreuse
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green
Green, Yellow green, Tan

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Green, Yellow green, Gold, Tan

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acicular
Linear

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

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
Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
Do not water excessively

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

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Requires little pruning

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply 12-6-6 fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

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
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Aphids, Beetles
-

Allergy

Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, small hedge

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive
-

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root
Leaves

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Used as a dye
Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Container, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)
NASSELLA tenuissima

Common Name

Scallion, Shallot
Finestem Needlegrass, Mexican Feather Grass

In Hindi

Shallot
Mexican Feather Grass

In German

Schalotte
Mexikanische Federgras

In French

échalote
Mexicaine Herbe Feather

In Spanish

chalote
Pluma hierba mexicana

In Greek

είδος κρεμμυδιού
Μεξικού Αστραπή Grass

In Portuguese

Sallot
Mexican Pena Relva

In Polish

Sallot
Mexican Feather trawy

In Latin

Sallot
Mexicanus Pluma Grass

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales
Cyperales

Family

Liliaceae
Poaceae

Genus

Allium
Nassella

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

-
Stipeae

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

750116
1 27800
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Properties of Shallot and Mexican Feather Grass

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

Season and Care of Shallot and Mexican Feather Grass

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

Shallot and Mexican Feather Grass Physical Information

Shallot and Mexican Feather Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Shallot height is 30.00 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas Mexican Feather Grass height is 50.80 cm and width 55.90 cm. The color specification of Shallot and Mexican Feather Grass are as follows:

  • Shallot flower color: White

  • Shallot leaf color: Green, Light Green

  • Mexican Feather Grass flower color:

  • Mexican Feather Grass leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Shallot and Mexican Feather Grass

Care of Shallot and Mexican Feather Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Shallot pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Mexican Feather Grass pruning is done Requires little pruning. In summer Shallot needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Mexican Feather Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.