Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Biennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Vegetable
Origin
South America
Europe
Types
Solanum pimpinellifolium
Detroit Dark Red Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet
Number of Varieties
203
0
40000
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Habitat
Loamy soils, Moist Soils
-
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-136-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 12, 13, 14, 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
Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
40.60 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Red, Olive, Orange Red
Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Spinach Type
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Tiny fruits
From bulbs, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Drought Tolerant
Needs watering once a week, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Flea Beetles, Leaf Hoppers, Mexican Bean Beetles
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
Rash
breathing problems, dark circles, hairloss, Runny nose, Sore Throat, wheezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants, Vitamin C
Diabetes, Digestive disorders, Heart problems, High blood pressure, Inflammation
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Seeds
Fruits
Other Uses
Used As Food
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical
Bedding Plant, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Botanical Name
LYCOPERSICON peruvianum
BETA vulgaris 'Early Wonder Tall'
Common Name
Wild Tomato
Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet
In Hindi
Wild Tomato
चुकंदर
In German
Tomaten (Sektion)
Rübe
In French
Lycopersicon
betterave
In Spanish
Solanum subsect. Lycopersicon
remolacha
In Greek
Wild Tomato
παντζάρι
In Portuguese
Wild Tomato
beterraba
In Polish
Pomidor
buraczany
In Latin
Wild Tomato
cui pendens sicula beta
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Streptophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Caryophyllidae
Order
Solanales
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Family
Solanaceae
Chenopodiaceae
Genus
Solanum
Beta
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
Solaneae
-
Subfamily
Solanoideae
-
Number of Species
1328
1
27800
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