Trefoil

Shallot

About Trefoil and Shallot

Trefoil

Shallot

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Lawn, Pastures, stream banks

Not Available

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-114-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

9, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

Spreading

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

20.30 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm10.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Orange, Gold

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Sea Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Sea Green

Green, Light Green, Chartreuse

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Sea Green, Silver

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Three Lobed

Acicular

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Get enough water whenever the soil is dry

Average Water Needs

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

Acidic

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Aphids, Beetles

5.12 Allergy

Irritation to stomach

Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

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

anti inflammatory, Antispasmodic, Cardiotonic, Carminative, Febrifuge

anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Seedpod

Flowers, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for making green dye

Cosmetics, Used as a dye

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Lotus corniculatus

ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)

7.2 Common Name

Trefoil

Scallion, Shallot

7.2.1 In Hindi

तिपतिया घास

Shallot

7.2.2 In German

Gewöhnlicher Hornklee

Schalotte

7.2.3 In French

Lotier corniculé

échalote

7.2.4 In Spanish

Lotus corniculatus

chalote

7.2.5 In Greek

Trefoil

είδος κρεμμυδιού

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Lotus corniculatus

Sallot

7.2.7 In Polish

Komonica zwyczajna

Sallot

7.2.8 In Latin

trefoil

Sallot

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Lotus

Allium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA750

1 27800

Properties of Trefoil and Shallot

Wondering what are the properties of Trefoil and Shallot? We provide you with everything About Trefoil and Shallot. Trefoil doesn't have thorns and Shallot doesn't have thorns. Also Trefoil does not have fragrant flowers. Trefoil has allergic reactions like Irritation to stomach and Shallot has allergic reactions like Irritation to stomach. 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 Trefoil and Shallot and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Trefoil and Shallot

Season and care of Trefoil and Shallot is important to know. While considering everything about Trefoil and Shallot Care, growing season is an essential factor. Trefoil season is Summer and Fall and Shallot season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Trefoil is Loam and for Shallot is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Trefoil is Acidic and for Shallot is Neutral.

Trefoil and Shallot Physical Information

Trefoil and Shallot physical information is very important for comparison. Trefoil height is 20.30 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Shallot height is 30.00 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Trefoil and Shallot are as follows:

Trefoil flower color: Orange and Gold
Trefoil leaf color: Light Green and Sea Green
Shallot flower color: White
Shallot leaf color: Green, Light Green

Care of Trefoil and Shallot

Care of Trefoil and Shallot include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Trefoil pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Shallot pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Trefoil needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Shallot needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.