Sweet Onion

Big Bluestem

About Sweet Onion and Big Bluestem

Sweet Onion

Big Bluestem

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Grass

1.3 Origin

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

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Texas, Canada, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

10NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cropland, Farms, gardens

meadows, Prairies, Riverbanks, Roadsides, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available2-7

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

7 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Not Available

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm38.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.00 cm152.40 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow green

Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Yellow green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Blue Green, Burgundy, Bronze

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Tan, Sandy Brown

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Linear

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Sets

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Water twice a day in the initial period

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Medium

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

Not Available

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Not Available

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Found

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for animals, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Culinary use

Decoration Purposes, Food for animals

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa 'Vidalia'

ANDROPOGON gerardii

7.2 Common Name

Garden Onion, Sweet Onion, Vidalia Onion

Big Bluestem, Turkey Foot

7.2.1 In Hindi

मीठा प्याज

Big Bluestem grass

7.2.2 In German

Sweet Onion

Große Bartgras

7.2.3 In French

oignon doux

Barbon de Gérard herbe

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cebolla dulce

hierba andropogon grande

7.2.5 In Greek

γλυκό Κρεμμύδι

Big BLUESTEM γρασίδι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cebola doce

Vetiver grande grama

7.2.7 In Polish

słodka Cebula

Big Bluestem trawa

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis cepa

Big bluestem herba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Lillosida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Poaceae

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Allium

Andropogon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asparagales, Monocots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

800NA

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Onion and Big Bluestem

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Onion and Big Bluestem

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

Sweet Onion and Big Bluestem Physical Information

Sweet Onion and Big Bluestem physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Onion height is 60.00 cm and width 10.00 cm whereas Big Bluestem height is 38.10 cm and width 152.40 cm. The color specification of Sweet Onion and Big Bluestem are as follows:

Sweet Onion flower color: White and Yellow green
Sweet Onion leaf color: Blue Green and Yellow green
Big Bluestem flower color: Purple
Big Bluestem leaf color: Green

Care of Sweet Onion and Big Bluestem

Care of Sweet Onion and Big Bluestem include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Onion pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Big Bluestem pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Sweet Onion needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Big Bluestem needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.