Shallot

Pennywort

About Shallot and Pennywort

Shallot

Pennywort

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Annual and Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Aquatics

Origin

Asia

United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, California, Texas

Types

Bulb Vegetable

Virginia

Number of Varieties

105

0 40000

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Habitat

Wet lands

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-84-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

10-5

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

21,22

Habit

Clump-Forming

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm10.20 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

10.20 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

White, Light Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green, Chartreuse

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

Bloom Time

Summer

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

In Water

How to Plant?

Cuttings

Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Requires consistently moist soil

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial 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

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Aphids, Beetles

Allergy

Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, Water gardening

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive

Anxiety, Sedative

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root

Leaves

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Used as a dye

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Bog Garden, Groundcover, Water Gardens

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)

HYDROCOTYLE umbellata

Common Name

Scallion, Shallot

Manyflower Marsh Pennywort, Pennywort

In Hindi

Shallot

pennywort

In German

Schalotte

Wassernabel

In French

échalote

pennywort

In Spanish

chalote

Centella

In Greek

είδος κρεμμυδιού

pennywort

In Portuguese

Sallot

conchelo

In Polish

Sallot

wąkrota

In Latin

Sallot

pennywort

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Apiales

Family

Liliaceae

Apiaceae

Genus

Allium

Hydrocotyle

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

750700

1 27800

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Properties of Shallot and Pennywort

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

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Season and Care of Shallot and Pennywort

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

Shallot and Pennywort Physical Information

Shallot and Pennywort physical information is very important for comparison. Shallot height is 30.00 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas Pennywort height is 10.20 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Shallot and Pennywort are as follows:

Shallot flower color: White
Shallot leaf color: Green, Light Green
Pennywort flower color: White and Light Green
Pennywort leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Shallot and Pennywort

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