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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Origin

Asia

Types

Bulb Vegetable

Number of Varieties

10
0 40000
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Habitat

-

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8
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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

10.20 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green, Chartreuse

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acicular

Thorns

1% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer

Repeat Bloomer

63% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well 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

59% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

65% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

45% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

19% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

36% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Bark/Stem

25% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

Showy Foliage

32% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants

Showy Bark

No - List of Vegetables Garden Plants has it !

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

1% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants

Invasive

1% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

79% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants

Attracts

Aphids, Beetles

Allergy

Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

99% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

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

31% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)

Common Name

Scallion, Shallot

In Hindi

Shallot

In German

Schalotte

In French

échalote

In Spanish

chalote

In Greek

είδος κρεμμυδιού

In Portuguese

Sallot

In Polish

Sallot

In Latin

Sallot

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Liliaceae

Genus

Allium

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

-

Subfamily

-

Number of Species

750
Rank: 34 (Overall)
1 27800
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Properties of Shallot

Want to know the properties of Shallot? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Shallot is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane and Sinuses. Shallot Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic and Hypotensive

  • Part of plant used: Flowers, Leaves and Root

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Shallot Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Shallot. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Shallot physical information is as follows: 30.00 cm tall and 10.20 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Acicular. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: White
  • Leaf color: Green, Light Green

Care of Shallot

Taking Shallot Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Shallot include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Shallot

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Shallot is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Shallot is a very important plant from List of Vegetables. There are 10 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Bulb Vegetable. This plant's habitat is and it comes in the hardiness zone 4-8. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.