Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Tender Perennial
Origin
Europe
Brazil
Types
Detroit Dark Red Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet
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Number of Varieties
32
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40000
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Habitat
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Rainforest
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-1010-15
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
H1, H2, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm40.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green
Lavender, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan
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Leaf Color in Spring
Yellow, Dark Green
Red, Olive, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Yellow, Dark Green
Red, Olive, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Dark Green
Red, Olive, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Spinach Type
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Heat And Humidity
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Tubers
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Needs watering once a week
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
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Soil Type
Loamy, Moist
Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Bright Indirect Sunlight
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
Scale insects
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants, Mice
Butterflies
Allergy
Sore Throat, Vomiting
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Skin cleanser
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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
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Vegetable
Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
BETA vulgaris 'Golden Detroit'
Neoregelia spectabilis
Common Name
Beet, Golden Detroit Beet
Bloody Bromeliad, Painted Fingernails
In Hindi
चुकंदर
painted fingernail
In German
Rübe
painted fingernail
In French
betterave
Neoregelia spectabilis
In Spanish
remolacha
painted fingernail
In Greek
παντζάρι
painted fingernail
In Portuguese
beterraba
Painted fingernails
In Polish
buraczany
painted fingernail
In Latin
cui pendens sicula beta
Neoregelia spectabilis
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Embryophyta
Class
Caryophyllidae
Lilopsida
Order
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Bromeliales
Family
Chenopodiaceae
Bromeliaceae
Genus
Beta
Neoregelia
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Bromelioideae
Number of Species
28-
1
27800
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