Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Fern
Origin
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia, India
North America, United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada, Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Asia, Eastern Asia, China, Japan
Types
Not Available
Not Available
Number of Varieties
Not Available
Habitat
Cropland, Farms, gardens
Shaded sites, Wet forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
Not Available
5-8
AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
10-4
Sunset Zone
21,22
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 24
Habit
Not Available
Clump-Forming
Flower Color
White, Yellow green
Non Flowering Plant
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Not Available
Non Fruiting Plant
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Yellow green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Shape
Linear
Lance shaped
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Not Available
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Sets
Divison, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Water twice a day in the initial period
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil pH
Not Available
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Not Available
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Compost
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Showy Fruit
Not Available
No
Edible Fruit
Not Available
No
Fragrant Bark/Stem
Yes
No
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Attracts
Not Available
Flying insects, Insects
Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Bronchitis, cholesterol-lowering, Cough, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Diuretic, High blood pressure
Diarrhea, Skin irritation, Stomach pain
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Leaves
Other Uses
Culinary use
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
Yes
Yes
Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes
Yes
Garden Design
Not Available
Feature Plant, Groundcover
Botanical Name
ALLIUM cepa 'Vidalia'
BLECHNUM spicant
Common Name
Garden Onion, Sweet Onion, Vidalia Onion
Hard Fern
In Hindi
मीठा प्याज
हिरण फर्न
In German
Sweet Onion
Deer Fern
In French
oignon doux
blechnum
In Spanish
Cebolla dulce
Ciervo helecho
In Greek
γλυκό Κρεμμύδι
Deer Fern
In Portuguese
Cebola doce
cervos Fern
In Polish
słodka Cebula
Deer Fern
In Latin
Dulcis cepa
deer Fern
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Pteridophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Polypodiopsida
Order
Asparagales
Polypodiales
Family
Liliaceae
Blechnaceae
Clade
Angiosperms, Asparagales, Monocots
Not Available
Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
Subfamily
Not Available
Blechnoideae
Number of Species
Not Available
Season and Care of Sweet Onion and Deer Fern
Season and care of Sweet Onion and Deer Fern is important to know. While considering everything about Sweet Onion and Deer Fern Care, growing season is an essential factor. Sweet Onion season is Spring and Summer and Deer Fern season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Sweet Onion is Loam, Sand and for Deer Fern is Loam while the PH of soil for Sweet Onion is Neutral and for Deer Fern is Acidic, Neutral.
Sweet Onion and Deer Fern Physical Information
Sweet Onion and Deer Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Onion height is 60.00 cm and width 10.00 cm whereas Deer Fern height is 20.30 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Onion and Deer Fern are as follows:
Sweet Onion flower color: White and Yellow green
Sweet Onion leaf color: Blue Green and Yellow green
Deer Fern flower color: Non Flowering Plant
- Deer Fern leaf color: Green
Care of Sweet Onion and Deer Fern
Care of Sweet Onion and Deer Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Onion pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Deer Fern 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 Deer Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.