Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Flowering Plants
Origin
Europe
Australia, South America
Types
Detroit Dark Red Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet
Hamelia patens
Number of Varieties
315
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40000
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Habitat
-
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-108-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
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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
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Habit
Clump-Forming
Bushy, Evergreen
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm400.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm250.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green
Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan
Green, Yellow, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
Yellow, Dark Green
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Yellow, Dark Green
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Dark Green
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Spinach Type
broad, flat
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Heat And Humidity
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Needs watering once a week
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loamy, Moist
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Bright Indirect Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Requires little pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
10-15-10 amounts, Fertilize the soil before planting
can go long without fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red spider mite
Plant Tolerance
Heat And Humidity
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
Ants, Mice
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
Sore Throat, Vomiting
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Ornamental use
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Skin cleanser
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, soil stabilisation
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Blood disorders, Cardiovascular problems, High blood pressure, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Weight management and satiety
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Part of Plant Used
Root, Stem
Flowers
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Vegetable
Container, Showy Tree, Tropical
Botanical Name
BETA vulgaris 'Golden Detroit'
Embothrium coccineum
Common Name
Beet, Golden Detroit Beet
Chilean firetree
In Hindi
चुकंदर
चिली आग पेड़
In German
Rübe
Chilenischer Feuerbaum
In French
betterave
arbre de feu du Chili
In Spanish
remolacha
árbol de fuego chilena
In Greek
παντζάρι
Χιλής δέντρο φωτιά
In Portuguese
beterraba
árvore de fogo chilena
In Polish
buraczany
Chilijska drzewo pożaru
In Latin
cui pendens sicula beta
Virgil arbor
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Caryophyllidae
Magnoliopsida
Order
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Proteales
Family
Chenopodiaceae
Proteaceae
Genus
Beta
Embothrium
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
2820
1
27800
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