Life Span
Biennial
Biennial
Type
Vegetable
Perennial
Origin
Europe
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Types
Detroit Dark Red Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet
Abbotswood potentilla, Daydawn potentilla, Klondike potentilla
Number of Varieties
325
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40000
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Habitat
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Clay soil areas, Rocky areas, Wet ground
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-103-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
10-1
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
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
Clump-Forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm91.44 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green
Orange, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Tan
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Leaf Color in Spring
Yellow, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
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
Small elliptic
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Early Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
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Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Well drained
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Heat And Humidity
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Needs watering once a week
Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, Water less during winter, Water more in summer, 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
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Soil Type
Loamy, Moist
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Bright Indirect Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Requires little pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
10-15-10 amounts, Fertilize the soil before planting
Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Heat And Humidity
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
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Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants, Mice
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
Sore Throat, Vomiting
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Skin cleanser
Good for skin, Skin cleanser, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, soil stabilisation
Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Blood disorders, Cardiovascular problems, High blood pressure, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Weight management and satiety
Antibiotic, Astringent, Diarrhea, Haemostatic, Hypoglycaemic, Mildly painful menstruation, Odontalgic, Premenstrual syndrome, Swelling
Part of Plant Used
Root, Stem
Flowers, Root
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Used for its medicinal properties
Cosmetics, Showy Purposes, Used as a dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Vegetable
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Botanical Name
BETA vulgaris 'Golden Detroit'
POTENTILLA
Common Name
Beet, Golden Detroit Beet
Potentilla
In Hindi
चुकंदर
Potentilla plant
In German
Rübe
Potentilla Pflanze
In French
betterave
plante Potentilla
In Spanish
remolacha
planta Potentilla
In Greek
παντζάρι
φυτό potentilla
In Portuguese
beterraba
planta Potentilla
In Polish
buraczany
Potentilla roślin
In Latin
cui pendens sicula beta
Potentilla herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Caryophyllidae
Magnoliopsida
Order
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Rosales
Family
Chenopodiaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Beta
Potentilla
Clade
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Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
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Rosoideae
Number of Species
28300
1
27800
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