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What is

Life Span
Annual

Type
Vegetable

Origin
Asia

Types
Bulb Vegetable

Number of Varieties
10

Habitat
-

USDA Hardiness Zone
4-8

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 100

Minimum Width
10.20 cm 100

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
No

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
No

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
No

Edible Fruit
No

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
No

Fragrant Fruit
No

Fragrant Leaf
Yes

Fragrant Bark/Stem
Yes

Showy Foliage
No

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
Medium

Foliage Sheen
Matte

Evergreen
No

Invasive
No

Self-Sowing
No

Attracts
Aphids, Beetles

Allergy
Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
-

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
Yes

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
No

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

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 34

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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:

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.

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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:

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.

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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.

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