Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Sedge or Rush
Vegetable
Origin
Southern Europe, United Kingdom, Northern Africa
Asia
Types
-
Bulb Vegetable
Number of Varieties
2010
0
40000
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Habitat
Grassland, Humid climates, Riverbanks, Wet forest
-
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-114-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
11-1
12-1
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 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
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm10.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Light Green, Chartreuse
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Acicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Water when soil is dry
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Aphids, Beetles
Allergy
Asthma, Skin irritation
Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Digestion problems, Fever
anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers, Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Cosmetics, Used as a dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Edging, Rock Garden / Wall
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Botanical Name
ISOLEPIS cernua
ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)
Common Name
Low Bulrush
Slender Clubrush
Scallion, Shallot
In Hindi
फाइबर ऑप्टिक घास
Shallot
In German
Lichtwellenleiter-Gras
Schalotte
In French
Fibre optique Herbe
échalote
In Spanish
Hierba de fibra óptica
chalote
In Greek
Οπτικών Ινών Grass
είδος κρεμμυδιού
In Portuguese
Fibra Óptica Relva
Sallot
In Polish
Światłowody Trawa
Sallot
In Latin
Fiber opticus Grass
Sallot
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Tracheophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Asparagales
Family
Cyperaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Isolepis
Allium
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Pooideae
-
Number of Species
70750
1
27800
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