Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Bulb, Flowering Plants
Origin
Europe
Aegean Islands, Central Asia, Middle East, North Africa, Southern Europe, Western China
Types
Detroit Dark Red Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet
Crocus abantensis, Crocus adanensis, Crocus biflorus, Crocus chrysanthus, Crocus korolkowii
Number of Varieties
390
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40000
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Habitat
-
Scrubs, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-103-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
8-1
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
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
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm5.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green
Blue, Orange, Pink, Purple, White, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Tan
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Yellow, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Yellow, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Spinach Type
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Part sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loamy
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Spring, Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Heat And Humidity
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs, Grafting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Needs watering once a week
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Loamy, Moist
Loamy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Bright Indirect Sunlight
Full Sun, Part sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Requires little pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning
Fertilizers
10-15-10 amounts, Fertilize the soil before planting
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Botrytis Blight, Mushroom root rot, Narcissus Basal Rot, Narcissus Bulb Fly, Slugs, Snails, Tulip Fire, Tulip Viruses
Plant Tolerance
Heat And Humidity
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants, Mice
-
Allergy
Sore Throat, Vomiting
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
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
Arthritis, Gout
Part of Plant Used
Root, Stem
Whole plant
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Used for its medicinal properties
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Vegetable
-
Botanical Name
BETA vulgaris 'Golden Detroit'
Crocus Longiflorus
Common Name
Beet, Golden Detroit Beet
Crocus
In Hindi
चुकंदर
Crocus
In German
Rübe
Krokus
In French
betterave
Crocus
In Spanish
remolacha
Azafrán
In Greek
παντζάρι
κρόκος
In Portuguese
beterraba
Açafrão
In Polish
buraczany
Krokus
In Latin
cui pendens sicula beta
Erocum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Caryophyllidae
Liliopsida
Order
-
Asparagales
Family
Chenopodiaceae
Iridaceae
Genus
Beta
Crocus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Crocoideae
Number of Species
2890
1
27800
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