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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Perennial

Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia, India
North America, Northern Europe, Russia, Siberia

Types

-
-

Number of Varieties

101
0 40000
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Habitat

Cropland, Farms, gardens
Open areas, pine woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99992-6
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
6-1

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, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Upright/Erect
Mat-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm510.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

10.20 cm30.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow green
Light Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Linear
Oval

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

-
Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer
Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Sets
Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

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
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
Acidic

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

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
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Bees, Flies, Insects

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Ground Cover

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
Headache, Mildly painful menstruation, tonic in pregnancy

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant
Leaves

Other Uses

Culinary use
useful as a ground cover

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa 'Burgundy'
LINNAEA borealis

Common Name

Garden Onion, Red Onion
Twinflower

In Hindi

लाल प्याज
Twinflower

In German

Rote Zwiebel
Twinflower

In French

Oignon rouge
Twinflower

In Spanish

Cebolla roja
Twinflower

In Greek

Κόκκινο κρεμμύδι
Twinflower

In Portuguese

Cebola vermelha
Twinflower

In Polish

Czerwona cebula
zimoziół

In Latin

Red Cepa
Twinflower

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Liliales
Dipsacales

Family

Liliaceae
Caprifoliaceae

Genus

Allium
Linnaea

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
Linnaeeae

Subfamily

Allioideae
Linnaeoideae

Number of Species

1001
1 27800
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Difference Between Red Onion and Twinflower

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Importance of Red Onion and Twinflower

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Red Onion and Twinflower. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Red Onion and Twinflower 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 Red Onion is Asthma, Bronchitis, cholesterol-lowering, Cough, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Diuretic and High blood pressure whereas of Twinflower is Headache, Mildly painful menstruation and tonic in pregnancy. Red Onion has beauty benefits as follows: while Twinflower has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Red Onion vs Twinflower

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