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Beefsteak Tomato and Parsnip


What is

Life Span
Biennial and Perennial  
Annual and Perennial  

Type
Vegetable  
Vegetable  

Origin
Europe, Western Asia  
Mexico, Central America, South America  

Types
Not Available  
Plum Tomato, Serbian Tomato, Stupice Tomato  

Habitat
waste ground, wastelands  
Cultivated Beds  

USDA Hardiness Zone
4-9  
11-15  

AHS Heat Zone
7-1  
12-1  

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
Rosette/Stemless  
Vining/Climbing  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
15.20 cm  
99+
182.88 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
7.60 cm  
99+
60.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Yellow  
Yellow  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Brown, Black  
Red, Rose, Coral  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green  
Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green  
Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green  
Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available  
Green, Dark Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Pinnate  
Bell Shaped  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Summer  
Spring, Summer, Fall  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Medium  
Fast  

Type of Soil
Loam  
Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Neutral  
Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Summer  
Indeterminate  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
Yes  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot  
Container, Ground, Pot  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Seedlings, Transplanting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged  
Average Water Needs  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Neutral  
Neutral  

Soil Type
Loam  
Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun  
Full Sun  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  
Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove short twigs, Remove tight V-branching crotches  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
Apply 5-10-5 amounts  

Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Armyworm, Cutworms, Downy mildew, Pitch canker, Red blotch  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
Yes  

Flower Petal Number
Not Available  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
Yes  

Edible Fruit
No  
Yes  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
Yes  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
Yes  

Fragrant Leaf
Yes  
Yes  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
Yes  
Yes  

Showy Foliage
No  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Fine  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
Yes  

Attracts
Butterflies  
Butterflies  

Allergy
Stomach burn  
Abdominal pain, Dermatitis, Oral Allergy, Rhinitis, Urticaria  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Not Available  
Not Available  

Beauty Benefits
Blood purifying, Good for skin  
Good for skin  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Aphrodisiac  
Antirheumatic, Cardiac, Homeopathy, Odontalgic  

Part of Plant Used
Root  
Fruits, Seeds  

Other Uses
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item  
Cosmetics, For making oil, Repellent, Used as an insecticide  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable  
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
PASTINACA sativa  
LYCOPERSICON esculentum 'Soldacki'  

Common Name
Parsnip  
Tomato  

In Hindi
चुकंदर  
बीफस्टीक टमाटर पौधा  

In German
Pastinake  
Beefsteaktomate Pflanze  

In French
Panais  
tomate beefsteak Plante  

In Spanish
Chirivía  
Bistec de tomate Planta  

In Greek
Είδος δαυκίου  
μπριζόλα Ντομάτα Φυτό  

In Portuguese
cherivia  
tomate Redondo Vermelho Plantar  

In Polish
Pasternak  
befsztyk pomidorowy Roślina  

In Latin
parsnip  
Nullam beefsteak planta  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Apiales  
Solanales  

Family
Apiaceae  
Solanaceae  

Genus
Abelia  
Solanum  

Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
Not Available  
Not Available  

Subfamily
Not Available  
Not Available  

Number of Species
Not Available  
20000  
3

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Difference Between Parsnip and Beefsteak Tomato

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Importance of Parsnip and Beefsteak Tomato

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Parsnip and Beefsteak Tomato. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Parsnip and Beefsteak Tomato as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Parsnip is Aphrodisiac whereas of Beefsteak Tomato is Antirheumatic, Cardiac, Homeopathy and Odontalgic. Parsnip has beauty benefits as follows: Blood purifying and Good for skin while Beefsteak Tomato has beauty benefits as follows: Blood purifying and Good for skin.

Compare Facts of Parsnip vs Beefsteak Tomato

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Parsnip vs Beefsteak Tomato and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Parsnip are Stomach burn whereas of Beefsteak Tomato have Abdominal pain, Dermatitis, Oral Allergy, Rhinitis and Urticaria respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Parsnip has no showy fruits and Beefsteak Tomato has showy fruits. Also Parsnip is not flowering and Beefsteak Tomato is flowering. You can compare Parsnip and Beefsteak Tomato facts and facts of other plants too.

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