Sorrel

Sweet Onion

About Sorrel and Sweet Onion

Sorrel

Sweet Onion

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

South America, Argentina, Brazil

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

1.4 Types

Oxalis acetosella Oxalis adenophylla Oxalis albicans Oxalis alpina

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Deep, Hardwood forests

Cropland, Farms, gardens

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-9

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-6

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1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

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2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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15.20 cm

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60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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25.40 cm

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10.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Light Pink, Rose

White, Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

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2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Blue Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Obcordate

Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

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

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Corms or bulbs, From Rhizomes

Seedlings, Sets

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs more water during establishment, Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases

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

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4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

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4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Pinching, 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, Apply N-P-K

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available, Red blotch

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Shade areas

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

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

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

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, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

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7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

OXALIS articulata

ALLIUM cepa 'Vidalia'

7.2 Common Name

Sorrel, Wood Sorrel

Garden Onion, Sweet Onion, Vidalia Onion

7.2.1 In Hindi

sorrel

मीठा प्याज

7.2.2 In German

Sauerampfer

Sweet Onion

7.2.3 In French

oseille

oignon doux

7.2.4 In Spanish

alazán

Cebolla dulce

7.2.5 In Greek

οξαλίδα

γλυκό Κρεμμύδι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

alazão

Cebola doce

7.2.7 In Polish

szczaw

słodka Cebula

7.2.8 In Latin

varii,

Dulcis cepa

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Oxalidales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Oxalidaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Oxalis

Allium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asparagales, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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900

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Properties of Sorrel and Sweet Onion

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

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Season and Care of Sorrel and Sweet Onion

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

Sorrel and Sweet Onion Physical Information

Sorrel and Sweet Onion physical information is very important for comparison. Sorrel height is 15.20 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Sweet Onion height is 60.00 cm and width 10.00 cm. The color specification of Sorrel and Sweet Onion are as follows:

Sorrel flower color: Pink, Light Pink and Rose
Sorrel leaf color: Green and Light Green
Sweet Onion flower color: White and Yellow green
Sweet Onion leaf color: Blue Green and Yellow green

Care of Sorrel and Sweet Onion

Care of Sorrel and Sweet Onion include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sorrel pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Pinching, 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 Sorrel 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.