Shallot

Mexican Tea

About Shallot and Mexican Tea

Shallot

Mexican Tea

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Herbs

1.3 Origin

Asia

Mexico, Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Not Available

Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA1

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Not Available

shrublands, tropical grasslands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

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, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm45.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.20 cm50.80 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Green, Light Green, Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green, Chartreuse

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Green, Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Acicular

Lanceolate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

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

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering

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

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Pest Free

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles

Bees, Flies

5.12 Allergy

Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses

allergic reaction, Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive

Detoxification, Insect Bites, Stomach pain, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root

Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics, Used as a dye

Pesticide, The essential oil is used as insect repellent

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Container, Herb / Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)

CHENOPODIUM ambrosioides

7.2 Common Name

Scallion, Shallot

Mexican Tea

7.2.1 In Hindi

Shallot

Dysphania ambrosioides

7.2.2 In German

Schalotte

Mexikanischer Drüsengänsefuß

7.2.3 In French

échalote

Épazote

7.2.4 In Spanish

chalote

Dysphania ambrosioides

7.2.5 In Greek

είδος κρεμμυδιού

Μεξικού τσάι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Sallot

Dysphania ambrosioides

7.2.7 In Polish

Sallot

Komosa piżmowa

7.2.8 In Latin

Sallot

Dysphania ambrosioides

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Chenopodiaceae

8.6 Genus

Allium

Dysphania

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Dysphanieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Chenopodioideae

8.10 Number of Species

750NA

1 27800

Properties of Shallot and Mexican Tea

Wondering what are the properties of Shallot and Mexican Tea? We provide you with everything About Shallot and Mexican Tea. Shallot doesn't have thorns and Mexican Tea 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 Tea 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 Tea and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Shallot and Mexican Tea

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

Shallot and Mexican Tea Physical Information

Shallot and Mexican Tea physical information is very important for comparison. Shallot height is 30.00 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas Mexican Tea height is 45.70 cm and width 50.80 cm. The color specification of Shallot and Mexican Tea are as follows:

Shallot flower color: White
Shallot leaf color: Green, Light Green
Mexican Tea flower color: Green
Mexican Tea leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Shallot and Mexican Tea

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