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About Shallot and Sweet Onion

What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Asia
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia, India

Types

Bulb Vegetable
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Number of Varieties

1010
0 40000
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Habitat

-
Cropland, Farms, gardens

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
-

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
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Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm60.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

10.20 cm10.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
White, Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green
Blue Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green, Chartreuse
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acicular
Linear

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer
Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Cuttings
Seedlings, Sets

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Water twice a day in the initial period

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
-

Soil Type

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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid 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
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Aphids, Beetles
-

Allergy

Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive
Asthma, Bronchitis, cholesterol-lowering, Cough, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Diuretic, High blood pressure

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root
Whole plant

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Used as a dye
Culinary use

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable
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Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)
ALLIUM cepa 'Vidalia'

Common Name

Scallion, Shallot
Garden Onion, Sweet Onion, Vidalia Onion

In Hindi

Shallot
मीठा प्याज

In German

Schalotte
Sweet Onion

In French

échalote
oignon doux

In Spanish

chalote
Cebolla dulce

In Greek

είδος κρεμμυδιού
γλυκό Κρεμμύδι

In Portuguese

Sallot
Cebola doce

In Polish

Sallot
słodka Cebula

In Latin

Sallot
Dulcis cepa

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales
Asparagales

Family

Liliaceae
Liliaceae

Genus

Allium
Allium

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asparagales, Monocots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

750800
1 27800
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Properties of Shallot and Sweet Onion

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

Season and Care of Shallot and Sweet Onion

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

Shallot and Sweet Onion Physical Information

Shallot and Sweet Onion physical information is very important for comparison. Shallot height is 30.00 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas Sweet Onion height is 60.00 cm and width 10.00 cm. The color specification of Shallot and Sweet Onion are as follows:

  • Shallot flower color: White

  • Shallot leaf color: Green, Light Green

  • Sweet Onion flower color: White and Yellow green

  • Sweet Onion leaf color: Blue Green and Yellow green

Care of Shallot and Sweet Onion

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