Sweet Onion

Mexican Tea

About Sweet Onion and Mexican Tea

Sweet Onion

Mexican Tea

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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

Mexico, Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Not Available

Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

101

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cropland, Farms, gardens

shrublands, tropical grasslands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not AvailableNot Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 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 cm45.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.00 cm50.80 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow green

Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Green, Light Green, Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Yellow green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Green, Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Linear

Lanceolate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Sets

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

Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering

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, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

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

Pest Free

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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

Bees, Flies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

allergic reaction, Skin irritation

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Detoxification, Insect Bites, Stomach pain, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Culinary use

Pesticide, The essential oil is used as insect repellent

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

Container, Herb / Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa 'Vidalia'

CHENOPODIUM ambrosioides

7.2 Common Name

Garden Onion, Sweet Onion, Vidalia Onion

Mexican Tea

7.2.1 In Hindi

मीठा प्याज

Dysphania ambrosioides

7.2.2 In German

Sweet Onion

Mexikanischer Drüsengänsefuß

7.2.3 In French

oignon doux

Épazote

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cebolla dulce

Dysphania ambrosioides

7.2.5 In Greek

γλυκό Κρεμμύδι

Μεξικού τσάι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cebola doce

Dysphania ambrosioides

7.2.7 In Polish

słodka Cebula

Komosa piżmowa

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis cepa

Dysphania ambrosioides

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Chenopodiaceae

8.6 Genus

Allium

Dysphania

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asparagales, Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Dysphanieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Chenopodioideae

8.10 Number of Species

800NA

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Onion and Mexican Tea

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Onion and Mexican Tea

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

Sweet Onion and Mexican Tea Physical Information

Sweet Onion and Mexican Tea physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Onion height is 60.00 cm and width 10.00 cm whereas Mexican Tea height is 45.70 cm and width 50.80 cm. The color specification of Sweet Onion and Mexican Tea are as follows:

Sweet Onion flower color: White and Yellow green
Sweet Onion leaf color: Blue Green and Yellow green
Mexican Tea flower color: Green
Mexican Tea leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Sweet Onion and Mexican Tea

Care of Sweet Onion and Mexican Tea include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Onion pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Mexican Tea 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 Mexican Tea needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.