Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Perennial
Origin
Asia
-
Types
Bulb Vegetable
Kniphofia uvaria
Number of Varieties
1070
0
40000
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Habitat
-
Damp Places, Marshy ground
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-86-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
9-4
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
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm45.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
10.20 cm50.80 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green, Chartreuse
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
Blue Green, Gray Green, Light Yellow
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acicular
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Needs more water during establishment, Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water in the early morning hours
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
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
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Onion thrips, Red blotch, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Moisture
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Beetles
Snails
Allergy
Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Borders, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
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
-
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Used as a dye
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)
KNIPHOFIA 'Border Ballet'
Common Name
Scallion, Shallot
Tritoma, Wisley Blue Spring Starflower, Wisley Blue Springstar
In Hindi
Shallot
Tritoma
In German
Schalotte
Tritoma
In French
échalote
Tritoma
In Spanish
chalote
tritoma
In Greek
είδος κρεμμυδιού
tritoma
In Portuguese
Sallot
Tritoma
In Polish
Sallot
Tritoma
In Latin
Sallot
Trytoma
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Asparagales
Family
Liliaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Allium
Kniphofia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
75072
1
27800
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