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About Sweet Onion and Firecracker Penstemon

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia, India
Southwestern United States, California
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
About Rice Plant
10
Rank: 82 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
Cropland, Farms, gardens
Dry areas, meadows
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
Not Available
4-9
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
9-1
1.8 Sunset Zone
21,22
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21
1.9 Habit
Not Available
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
60.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
61.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
10.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
25.40 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Yellow green
Crimson
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
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
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Linear
Oblong
2.4 Thorns
2% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
66% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
28% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Not Available
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
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
Do Not over Water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
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
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Insects
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
Not Available
35% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
Not Available
19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
45% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
18% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
34% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
22% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
11% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
35% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
No List of Vegetables Garden Plants has it !
15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
2% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
4% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.9 Invasive
1% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
6% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.10 Self-Sowing
78% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
48% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Asthma
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
98% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
63% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Bronchitis, cholesterol-lowering, Cough, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Diuretic, High blood pressure
Burns, Snakebite, Stomach aliments
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Culinary use
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
31% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
31% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
All List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
All Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
6.5 Garden Design
Not Available
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ALLIUM cepa 'Vidalia'
PENSTEMON eatonii
7.2 Common Name
Garden Onion, Sweet Onion, Vidalia Onion
Firecracker Penstemon
7.2.1 In Hindi
मीठा प्याज
Firecracker penstemon
7.2.2 In German
Sweet Onion
Kracher penstemon
7.2.3 In French
oignon doux
Firecracker penstemon
7.2.4 In Spanish
Cebolla dulce
Penstemon del petardo
7.2.5 In Greek
γλυκό Κρεμμύδι
πυροτέχνημα penstemon
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Cebola doce
Penstemon do foguete
7.2.7 In Polish
słodka Cebula
petarda penstemon
7.2.8 In Latin
Dulcis cepa
Firecracker Persicaria
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Not Available
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Not Available
8.4 Order
Asparagales
Lamiales
8.5 Family
Liliaceae
Scrophulariaceae
8.6 Genus
Allium
Penstemon
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asparagales, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species
About Orchid
800
Rank: 23 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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Properties of Sweet Onion and Firecracker Penstemon

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

Season and Care of Sweet Onion and Firecracker Penstemon

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

Sweet Onion and Firecracker Penstemon Physical Information

Sweet Onion and Firecracker Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Onion height is 60.00 cm and width 10.00 cm whereas Firecracker Penstemon height is 61.00 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Sweet Onion and Firecracker Penstemon are as follows:

  • Sweet Onion flower color: White and Yellow green

  • Sweet Onion leaf color: Blue Green and Yellow green

  • Firecracker Penstemon flower color: Crimson

  • Firecracker Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Sweet Onion and Firecracker Penstemon

Care of Sweet Onion and Firecracker Penstemon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Onion pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Firecracker Penstemon pruning is done No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads. In summer Sweet Onion needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Firecracker Penstemon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.