Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Shrub
Origin
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia, India
Southern Africa
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
1015
0
40000
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Habitat
Cropland, Farms, gardens
Rocky areas, sand dunes, Slopes
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999910-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-9
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, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
10.20 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow green
Yellow, Gold
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Tongue shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Shade areas
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Sets
Seedlings, Semi-hardwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Water twice a day in the initial period
occasional watering once established
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Balanced liquid fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Slugs, Snails, Thripes
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Shade areas
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees, Butterflies, Insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Bronchitis, cholesterol-lowering, Cough, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Diuretic, High blood pressure
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Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers
Other Uses
Culinary use
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
ALLIUM cepa 'Burgundy'
Euryops pectinatus
Common Name
Garden Onion, Red Onion
Euryops
In Hindi
लाल प्याज
Euryops
In German
Rote Zwiebel
Euryops
In French
Oignon rouge
Euryops
In Spanish
Cebolla roja
Euryops
In Greek
Κόκκινο κρεμμύδι
Euryops
In Portuguese
Cebola vermelha
Euryops
In Polish
Czerwona cebula
Euryops
In Latin
Red Cepa
Euryops
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Asterales
Family
Liliaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Allium
Euryops
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Senecioneae
Subfamily
Allioideae
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Number of Species
100100
1
27800
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