Shooting Star

Sweet Onion

About Shooting Star and Sweet Onion

Shooting Star

Sweet Onion

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

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

1.4 Types

alpine shootingstar , Jewelled shootingstar , Sierran shootingstar , broad-leaved shootingstar , Frigid Shootingstar

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

1710

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Floodplains, open Woodlands

Cropland, Farms, gardens

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-15Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

21,22

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

240.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

180.00 cm10.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink, Salmon, Coral

White, Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Green, Burgundy

Blue Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate elongated

Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Sets

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 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

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Not Available

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Fungal leaf spots

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

Not Available

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Runny nose, sneezing

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Mixed Border, small hedge

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Unknown

Asthma, Bronchitis, cholesterol-lowering, Cough, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Diuretic, High blood pressure

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Unknown

Culinary use

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CLERODENDRUM quadriloculare

ALLIUM cepa 'Vidalia'

7.2 Common Name

American cowslip , mosquito bills , mad violets , sailor caps

Garden Onion, Sweet Onion, Vidalia Onion

7.2.1 In Hindi

shooting star

मीठा प्याज

7.2.2 In German

shooting star

Sweet Onion

7.2.3 In French

Dodecatheon

oignon doux

7.2.4 In Spanish

Dodecatheon

Cebolla dulce

7.2.5 In Greek

shooting star

γλυκό Κρεμμύδι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Dodecatheon

Cebola doce

7.2.7 In Polish

shooting star

słodka Cebula

7.2.8 In Latin

shooting star

Dulcis cepa

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Primulales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Verbenaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Dodecatheon

Allium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asparagales, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

17800

1 27800

Properties of Shooting Star and Sweet Onion

Wondering what are the properties of Shooting Star and Sweet Onion? We provide you with everything About Shooting Star and Sweet Onion. Shooting Star doesn't have thorns and Sweet Onion doesn't have thorns. Also Shooting Star does not have fragrant flowers. Shooting Star has allergic reactions like Runny nose and sneezing and Sweet Onion has allergic reactions like Runny nose and sneezing. 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 Shooting Star and Sweet Onion and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Shooting Star and Sweet Onion

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

Shooting Star and Sweet Onion Physical Information

Shooting Star and Sweet Onion physical information is very important for comparison. Shooting Star height is 240.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Sweet Onion height is 60.00 cm and width 10.00 cm. The color specification of Shooting Star and Sweet Onion are as follows:

Shooting Star flower color: White, Pink, Salmon and Coral
Shooting Star leaf color: Red, Green and Burgundy
Sweet Onion flower color: White and Yellow green
Sweet Onion leaf color: Blue Green and Yellow green

Care of Shooting Star and Sweet Onion

Care of Shooting Star and Sweet Onion include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Shooting Star pruning is done Prune after flowering, 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 Shooting Star 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.