Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Tender Perennial
Origin
Europe
North America, Mexico, Central America, South America
Types
Detroit Dark Red Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet
Cut-leaved groundcherry,Carolina horsenettle, Wallace's nightshade
Number of Varieties
310
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40000
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Habitat
-
-
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-10-9999
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
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm40.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm10.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green
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Flower Color Modifier
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Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan
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Leaf Color in Spring
Yellow, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Yellow, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Spinach Type
Spinach Type
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Heat And Humidity
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Needs watering once a week
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
-
Soil Type
Loamy, Moist
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Bright Indirect Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Heat And Humidity
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Coarse
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants, Mice
-
Allergy
Sore Throat, Vomiting
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Skin cleanser
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, soil stabilisation
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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
Fruits
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Vegetable
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Botanical Name
BETA vulgaris 'Golden Detroit'
LYCOPERSICON
Common Name
Beet, Golden Detroit Beet
Lycopersicon
In Hindi
चुकंदर
Lycopersicon
In German
Rübe
Lycopersicon
In French
betterave
Lycopersicon
In Spanish
remolacha
Lycopersicon
In Greek
παντζάρι
Lycopersicon
In Portuguese
beterraba
Lycopersicon
In Polish
buraczany
Lycopersicon
In Latin
cui pendens sicula beta
Lycopersicon
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Caryophyllidae
Magnoliopsida
Order
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Solanales
Family
Chenopodiaceae
Solanaceae
Genus
Beta
Solanum
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
2813
1
27800
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