Sweet Onion

Carambola

About Sweet Onion and Carambola

Sweet Onion

Carambola

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Fruit

1.3 Origin

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

Southeastern Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

10NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cropland, Farms, gardens

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available10-14

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

11-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Not Available

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm610.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.00 cm610.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow green

Pink, Rose, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Yellow, Orange, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Yellow green, Gold

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Yellow green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Linear

Oblovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Frost

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Sets

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

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, Requires watering in the growing season

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Not Available

Loam, Sand

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

Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Fertilize every year

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

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

Medium

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

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Kidney Stone

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, High blood pressure, Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Fruits, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Culinary use

Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, 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

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa 'Vidalia'

AVERRHOA carambola

7.2 Common Name

Garden Onion, Sweet Onion, Vidalia Onion

Carambola, Starfruit

7.2.1 In Hindi

मीठा प्याज

carambola पेड़

7.2.2 In German

Sweet Onion

Sternfrucht Baum

7.2.3 In French

oignon doux

arbre carambole

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cebolla dulce

árbol de carambola

7.2.5 In Greek

γλυκό Κρεμμύδι

carambola δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cebola doce

árvore de carambola

7.2.7 In Polish

słodka Cebula

karambola drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis cepa

carambola ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Oxalidales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Oxalidaceae

8.6 Genus

Allium

Averrhoa

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asparagales, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

800180

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Onion and Carambola

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Onion and Carambola

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

Sweet Onion and Carambola Physical Information

Sweet Onion and Carambola physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Onion height is 60.00 cm and width 10.00 cm whereas Carambola height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Onion and Carambola are as follows:

Sweet Onion flower color: White and Yellow green
Sweet Onion leaf color: Blue Green and Yellow green
Carambola flower color: Pink, Rose and Violet
Carambola leaf color: Green

Care of Sweet Onion and Carambola

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