Sweet Onion

Marigold

About Sweet Onion and Marigold

Sweet Onion

Marigold

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

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

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Not Available

African or American Marigolds, French Marigolds, Mule Marigolds

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

1050

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cropland, Farms, gardens

Roadsides, wastelands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available9-11

4 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Not Available

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm40.00 cm

0.54 3900

1.4.2 Minimum Width

10.00 cm50.00 cm

0.1 6350

1.7 Plant Color

1.7.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow green

Orange, Yellow

1.7.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

1.7.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

1.7.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Yellow green

Green

1.7.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

1.7.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Dark Green

1.7.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Dark Green

1.8 Shape

1.8.1 Leaf Shape

Linear

Toothed

1.9 Thorns

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2 Season

2.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Fall, Spring, Summer

2.2 Growing Conditions

2.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Part sun

2.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

2.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

2.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Alkaline

2.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

2.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Late Fall, Late Summer, Summer

2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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2.3 Tolerances

Drought

3 Care

3.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

3.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Sets

Seedlings

3.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

3.4 Watering Plants

3.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water when soil is dry

3.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

3.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

3.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

3.5 Soil

3.5.1 Soil pH

Not Available

Neutral, Slightly Alkaline

3.5.2 Soil Type

Not Available

Well drained

3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

3.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Part sun

3.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning

3.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

3.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Gray mold, Powdery mildew, Root rot

3.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

4 Facts

4.1 Flowers

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4.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

4.2 Fruits

4.2.1 Showy Fruit

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4.2.2 Edible Fruit

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4.3 Fragrance

4.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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4.4 Showy Foliage

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4.5 Showy Bark

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4.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

4.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

4.8 Evergreen

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4.9 Invasive

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4.10 Self-Sowing

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4.11 Attracts

Not Available

Butterflies

4.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma, Eye irritation, Red eyes, Runny nose, Throat itching, Watery eyes

5 Benefits

5.1 Uses

5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

5.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

5.1.3 Edible Uses

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5.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

5.2 Plant Benefits

5.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Burns, constipation, Inflammation, Upset stomach, Wounds

5.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Seeds

5.2.3 Other Uses

Culinary use

Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Used As Food

5.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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5.5 Garden Design

Not Available

Bedding Plant, Edging, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border

6 Scientific Name

6.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa 'Vidalia'

TAGETES 'Cottage Red'

6.2 Common Name

Garden Onion, Sweet Onion, Vidalia Onion

Marigold

6.2.1 In Hindi

मीठा प्याज

गेंदा

6.2.2 In German

Sweet Onion

Ringelblume

6.2.3 In French

oignon doux

Souci

6.2.4 In Spanish

Cebolla dulce

Caléndula

6.2.5 In Greek

γλυκό Κρεμμύδι

κατιφές

6.2.6 In Portuguese

Cebola doce

Malmequer

6.2.7 In Polish

słodka Cebula

Nogietek

6.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis cepa

Caltha

7 Classification

7.1 Kingdom

Plantae

7.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

7.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

7.4 Order

Asparagales

Asterales

7.5 Family

Liliaceae

Asteraceae

7.6 Genus

Allium

Tagetes

7.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asparagales, Monocots

Not Available

7.8 Tribe

Not Available

7.9 Subfamily

Not Available

7.10 Number of Species

80050

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Onion and Marigold

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Onion and Marigold

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

Sweet Onion and Marigold Physical Information

Sweet Onion and Marigold physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Onion height is 60.00 cm and width 10.00 cm whereas Marigold height is 40.00 cm and width 50.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Onion and Marigold are as follows:

Sweet Onion flower color: White and Yellow green
Sweet Onion leaf color: Blue Green and Yellow green
Marigold flower color: Orange and Yellow
Marigold leaf color: Green

Care of Sweet Onion and Marigold

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