Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Biennial
Type
Aquatics
Vegetable
Origin
United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, California, Texas
Europe
Types
Virginia
Detroit Dark Red Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet
Number of Varieties
53
0
40000
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Habitat
Wet lands
-
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-106-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-5
12-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
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
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Green
Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Yellow, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Yellow, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Yellow, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed
Spinach Type
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Heat And Humidity
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Stem Cutting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil
Keep ground moist, Needs watering once a week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loamy, Moist
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Bright Indirect Sunlight
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Requires little pruning
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
10-15-10 amounts, Fertilize the soil before planting
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Heat And Humidity
Flowers
Showy
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
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Ants, Mice
Allergy
-
Sore Throat, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
-
Beauty Benefits
-
For treating wrinkles, Skin cleanser
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for animals, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anxiety, Sedative
Blood disorders, Cardiovascular problems, High blood pressure, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Weight management and satiety
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Root, Stem
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Can be made into a herbal tea, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Groundcover, Water Gardens
Edible, Vegetable
Botanical Name
HYDROCOTYLE umbellata
BETA vulgaris 'Golden Detroit'
Common Name
Manyflower Marsh Pennywort, Pennywort
Beet, Golden Detroit Beet
In Hindi
pennywort
चुकंदर
In German
Wassernabel
Rübe
In French
pennywort
betterave
In Spanish
Centella
remolacha
In Greek
pennywort
παντζάρι
In Portuguese
conchelo
beterraba
In Polish
wąkrota
buraczany
In Latin
pennywort
cui pendens sicula beta
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Streptophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Caryophyllidae
Order
Apiales
-
Family
Apiaceae
Chenopodiaceae
Genus
Hydrocotyle
Beta
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
70028
1
27800
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