Sweet Onion

Blue Lotus

About Sweet Onion and Blue Lotus

Sweet Onion

Blue Lotus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Herbs

1.3 Origin

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

Eastern Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

10NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cropland, Farms, gardens

Lowland, Ponds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available10-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Not Available

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm80.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.00 cm40.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow green

Blue, Dark Blue, Yellow, Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Light Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Yellow green

Dark Green, Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Green, Orange, Yellow

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Linear

Broadly Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, 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

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Early Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Drought, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

In Water, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Sets

Corms or bulbs, From Rhizomes, 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

Plant grows in water

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Not Available

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Lily Beetle, Red blotch, Sap-Sucking Insects

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

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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

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Not Available

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

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

Aphids, White bugs

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Diabetes, Nausea

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Hanging Basket, 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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Anxiety, Combats Stress, Diarrhea, Improve circulation, increase memory, Soothing and relieving pain

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves, Root, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Culinary use

Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Traditional medicine, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

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

Bog Garden, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa 'Vidalia'

Nymphaea caerulea

7.2 Common Name

Garden Onion, Sweet Onion, Vidalia Onion

Blue Lotus, Blue Egyptian lotus

7.2.1 In Hindi

मीठा प्याज

ब्लू लोटस

7.2.2 In German

Sweet Onion

Blue Lotus

7.2.3 In French

oignon doux

Blue Lotus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cebolla dulce

Blue Lotus

7.2.5 In Greek

γλυκό Κρεμμύδι

Blue Lotus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cebola doce

Blue Lotus

7.2.7 In Polish

słodka Cebula

Blue Lotus

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis cepa

Blue Lotus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Nymphaeales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Nymphaeaceae

8.6 Genus

Allium

Nymphaea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asparagales, Monocots

Angiosperms

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

800NA

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Onion and Blue Lotus

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Onion and Blue Lotus

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

Sweet Onion and Blue Lotus Physical Information

Sweet Onion and Blue Lotus physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Onion height is 60.00 cm and width 10.00 cm whereas Blue Lotus height is 80.00 cm and width 40.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Onion and Blue Lotus are as follows:

Sweet Onion flower color: White and Yellow green
Sweet Onion leaf color: Blue Green and Yellow green
Blue Lotus flower color: Blue, Dark Blue, Yellow and Yellow green
Blue Lotus leaf color: Dark Green and Green

Care of Sweet Onion and Blue Lotus

Care of Sweet Onion and Blue Lotus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Onion pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Blue Lotus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Sweet Onion needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Blue Lotus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.