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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Biennial

Type

Tree
Vegetable

Origin

Southeastern Asia, India
Europe

Types

Saraca asoca
Detroit Dark Red Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet

Number of Varieties

13
0 40000
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Habitat

Forests, Subtropical forests
-

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-156-10
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-10
12-1

Sunset Zone

H2
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

Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

850.00 cm30.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

1,220.00 cm15.20 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Gold, Crimson
Red, Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

Dark Red, Dark Salmon
Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Pink, Copper
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

Green, Dark Green
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Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate
Spinach Type

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial shade
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
From bulbs, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
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
Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial shade
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

organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Flea Beetles, Leaf Hoppers, Mexican Bean Beetles

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

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

Hummingbirds, Butterflies
-

Allergy

-
breathing problems, dark circles, hairloss, Runny nose, Sore Throat, wheezing

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Bleeding, hemorrhoids, Used as a sedative
Diabetes, Digestive disorders, Heart problems, High blood pressure, Inflammation

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Leaves
Fruits

Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Bedding Plant, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

SARACA indica
BETA vulgaris 'Early Wonder Tall'

Common Name

Ashoka Tree, Sorrowless Tree
Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet

In Hindi

Saraca इंडिका
चुकंदर

In German

SARACA indica
Rübe

In French

Saraca indica
betterave

In Spanish

indica Saraca
remolacha

In Greek

Saraca indica
παντζάρι

In Portuguese

Saraca indica
beterraba

In Polish

Saraca indica
buraczany

In Latin

Saraca indica
cui pendens sicula beta

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Streptophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Caryophyllidae

Order

Fabales
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Family

Fabaceae
Chenopodiaceae

Genus

Saraca
Beta

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
-

Tribe

Detarieae
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

428
1 27800
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Difference Between Ashoka and Beet

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Importance of Ashoka and Beet

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Ashoka and Beet. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Ashoka and Beet as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Ashoka is Bleeding, hemorrhoids and Used as a sedative whereas of Beet is Diabetes, Digestive disorders, Heart problems, High blood pressure and Inflammation. Ashoka has beauty benefits as follows: while Beet has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Ashoka vs Beet

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Ashoka vs Beet and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Ashoka are whereas of Beet have breathing problems, dark circles, hairloss, Runny nose, Sore Throat and wheezing respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Ashoka has showy fruits and Beet has no showy fruits. Also Ashoka is not flowering and Beet is not flowering . You can compare Ashoka and Beet facts and facts of other plants too.