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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Tree

Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia, India
Western United States, California

Types

-
-

Number of Varieties

1025
0 40000
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Habitat

Cropland, Farms, gardens
Dappled Shade, Woodland Garden

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99998-10
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
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

Habit

Upright/Erect
Arching/Fountain-shaped

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm300.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

10.20 cm370.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow green
Magenta

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Bronze

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Gold, Sienna, Rose

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Linear
Heart-shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

-
Spring, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Sets
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
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

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

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
Anthracnose, Root rot, Verticillium Wilt

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

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

-
Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

-
Mild Allergen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Used in parkland, Water gardening

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
soil stabilisation

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, Seedpod, Seeds

Other Uses

Culinary use
Added to salads, Used as Ornamental plant, Used to weave baskets

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Feature Plant

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa 'Burgundy'
CERCIS occidentalis

Common Name

Garden Onion, Red Onion
California Redbud, Western Redbud

In Hindi

लाल प्याज
Western Redbud

In German

Rote Zwiebel
West Redbud

In French

Oignon rouge
Redbud Western

In Spanish

Cebolla roja
Redbud Occidental

In Greek

Κόκκινο κρεμμύδι
Δυτική κουτσουπιά

In Portuguese

Cebola vermelha
Redbud ocidental

In Polish

Czerwona cebula
Zachodnia Redbud

In Latin

Red Cepa
Western Cercis

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Liliales
Fabales

Family

Liliaceae
Fabaceae

Genus

Allium
Cercis

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
Cercideae

Subfamily

Allioideae
Caesalpinioideae

Number of Species

10025
1 27800
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Difference Between Red Onion and Western Redbud

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Importance of Red Onion and Western Redbud

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Compare Facts of Red Onion vs Western Redbud

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 Red Onion vs Western Redbud 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 Red Onion are whereas of Western Redbud have Mild Allergen respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Red Onion has no showy fruits and Western Redbud has showy fruits. Also Red Onion is not flowering and Western Redbud is not flowering . You can compare Red Onion and Western Redbud facts and facts of other plants too.