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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia, India
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Canada

Types

-
Eastern White Cedar, Northern White Cedar, Arborvitae

Number of Varieties

1012
0 40000
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Habitat

Cropland, Farms, gardens
Dry areas, Lake Sides, riparian zones, Slopes, Upland

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99993-7
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
7-1

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
A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect
Pyramidal

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm90.00 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, Yellow Brown

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Brownish Red, Red

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Green, Dark Green, Brown

Shape

Leaf Shape

Linear
Scale-like imbricate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Sets
Seedlings, Stem Cutting

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
Drought Tolerant, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering

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
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

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
Citrus leaf miner, Drought, Edema, Gray mold

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

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
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Birds

Allergy

-
Anaphylaxis, Hives, Itchy eyes, Red eyes, Runny nose, Skin rash, sneezing, Watery eyes

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
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
anti rheumatic, Astringent, Diuretic, Expectorant, Tonic

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant
Bark, extracted oil, Leaves, Twigs

Other Uses

Culinary use
Medicinal oil, Used as firewood, Used in herbal medicines, Used in Homeopathy

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa 'Burgundy'
THUJA occidentalis

Common Name

Garden Onion, Red Onion
northern white cedar, swamp cedar, false white ceda

In Hindi

लाल प्याज
Thuja occidentalis

In German

Rote Zwiebel
Abendländischer Lebensbaum

In French

Oignon rouge
Thuya occidental

In Spanish

Cebolla roja
Tuya del Canadá

In Greek

Κόκκινο κρεμμύδι
Thuja occidentalis

In Portuguese

Cebola vermelha
Thuja occidentalis

In Polish

Czerwona cebula
Żywotnik_zachodni

In Latin

Red Cepa
Thuja occidentalis

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Pinopsida

Order

Liliales
Pinales

Family

Liliaceae
Cupressaceae

Genus

Allium
Thuja

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots
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Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

Allioideae
-

Number of Species

1005
1 27800
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Difference Between Red Onion and White Cedar

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Importance of Red Onion and White Cedar

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Red Onion and White Cedar. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Red Onion and White Cedar 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 White Cedar is anti rheumatic, Astringent, Diuretic, Expectorant and Tonic. Red Onion has beauty benefits as follows: while White Cedar has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Red Onion vs White Cedar

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 White Cedar 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 White Cedar have Anaphylaxis, Hives, Itchy eyes, Red eyes, Runny nose, Skin rash, sneezing and Watery eyes respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Red Onion has no showy fruits and White Cedar has no showy fruits. Also Red Onion is not flowering and White Cedar is not flowering . You can compare Red Onion and White Cedar facts and facts of other plants too.