Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Europe
Mediterranean, Southeastern Asia
Types
Detroit Dark Red Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet
Muscari armeniacum
Number of Varieties
330
0
40000
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Habitat
-
Fields, Open areas, Terrestrial
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-10-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
-
Sunset Zone
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
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm15.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm7.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green
White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Pink, Olive, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan
Brown, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Spinach Type
Narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
-
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From bulbs, Seedlings
From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Water Deeply
Get enough water whenever the soil is dry, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Keep the Soil well drained
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
-
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Flea Beetles, Leaf Hoppers, Mexican Bean Beetles
Armored scales, Crown rot, Slugs
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
breathing problems, dark circles, hairloss, Runny nose, Sore Throat, wheezing
Diarrhea, Itchiness, Skin irritation, Stomach pain, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Digestive disorders, Heart problems, High blood pressure, Inflammation
Diuretic, Stimulates new cell growth
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Buds, Flowers
Other Uses
Used As Food
Traditional medicine, Used for fragrance
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
BETA vulgaris 'Early Wonder Tall'
MUSCARI
Common Name
Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet
Grape Hyacinth
In Hindi
चुकंदर
अंगूर जलकुंभी
In German
Rübe
Traubenhyazinthen
In French
betterave
Muscari
In Spanish
remolacha
Muscari
In Greek
παντζάρι
grape hyacinth
In Portuguese
beterraba
Muscari
In Polish
buraczany
Szafirek
In Latin
cui pendens sicula beta
Muscari
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Caryophyllidae
Magnoliopsida
Order
-
Asparagales
Family
Chenopodiaceae
Asparagaceae
Genus
Beta
Muscari
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Scilloideae
Number of Species
2842
1
27800
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