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What is

Life Span
Perennial

Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber

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

Types
-

Number of Varieties
10 100

Habitat
Cropland, Farms, gardens

USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999

AHS Heat Zone
-

Sunset Zone
21,22

Habit
-

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height
60.00 cm 100

Minimum Width
10.00 cm 100

Plant Color

Flower Color
White, Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor

Fruit Color
-

Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter
-

Shape

Leaf Shape
Linear

Thorns
No

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate
Medium

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil
Neutral

Soil Drainage
Well drained

Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer
No

Tolerances
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?
Seedlings, Sets

Plant Maintenance
Medium

Watering Plants

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

In Summer
Lots of watering

In Spring
Moderate

In Winter
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH
-

Soil Type
-

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance
Drought

Facts

Flowers
Showy

Flower Petal Number
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit
-

Edible Fruit
-

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
Yes

Fragrant Fruit
Yes

Fragrant Leaf
Yes

Fragrant Bark/Stem
Yes

Showy Foliage
No

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
Medium

Foliage Sheen
Matte

Evergreen
No

Invasive
No

Self-Sowing
No

Attracts
-

Allergy
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
-

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
Yes

Environmental Uses
Air purification

Plant Benefits

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

Part of Plant Used
Whole plant

Other Uses
Culinary use

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

Garden Design
-

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
ALLIUM cepa 'Vidalia'

Common Name
Garden Onion, Sweet Onion, Vidalia Onion

In Hindi
मीठा प्याज

In German
Sweet Onion

In French
oignon doux

In Spanish
Cebolla dulce

In Greek
γλυκό Κρεμμύδι

In Portuguese
Cebola doce

In Polish
słodka Cebula

In Latin
Dulcis cepa

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Tracheophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida

Order
Asparagales

Family
Liliaceae

Genus
Allium

Clade
Angiosperms, Asparagales, Monocots

Tribe
-

Subfamily
-

Number of Species
800 31

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Properties of Sweet Onion

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It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Sweet Onion Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Sweet Onion. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Sweet Onion physical information is as follows: 60.00 cm tall and 10.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Linear. Also it has following color specifications:

Care of Sweet Onion

Taking Sweet Onion Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Sweet Onion include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Sweet Onion

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Sweet Onion is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Sweet Onion is a very important plant from List of Vegetables. There are 10 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: -. This plant's habitat is Cropland, Farms and gardens and it comes in the hardiness zone . If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

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