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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Sedge or Rush

Origin

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

Types

Bulb Vegetable
austrocalifornicus , effusus , laxus , pacificus , solutus

Number of Varieties

105
0 40000
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Habitat

-
All sorts of environments, Banks, ditches, marshes, Shores of rivers or lakes

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-86-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
9-6

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, 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

Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm45.70 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

10.20 cm61.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
Brown

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green, Chartreuse
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Green, Tan, Sandy Brown

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acicular
Long hair-like leaves

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Poorly Drained

Bloom Time

Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings
Divison, reseeds

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
Does not require 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
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Poorly Drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
-

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Insignificant

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
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Aphids, Beetles
Bumblebees, Flying insects

Allergy

Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Informal Hedge, Woodland margins

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive
-

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root
-

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Used as a dye
woven into the covering of tatami mats

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Bog Garden, Container, Mixed Border, Water Gardens

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)
JUNCUS effusus

Common Name

Scallion, Shallot
Soft Rush

In Hindi

Shallot
Soft Rush

In German

Schalotte
Soft Rush

In French

échalote
Soft Rush

In Spanish

chalote
Soft Rush

In Greek

είδος κρεμμυδιού
Soft Rush

In Portuguese

Sallot
Soft Rush

In Polish

Sallot
Soft Rush

In Latin

Sallot
Soft Rush

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales
Poales

Family

Liliaceae
Juncaceae

Genus

Allium
Juncus

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

750400
1 27800
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Difference Between Shallot and Common Rush

If you are confused whether Shallot or Common Rush are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Shallot and Common Rush Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Shallot are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Common Rush fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Shallot and Common Rush if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Shallot and Common Rush

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Shallot and Common Rush. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Shallot and Common Rush 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 Shallot is anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic and Hypotensive whereas of Common Rush is . Shallot has beauty benefits as follows: while Common Rush has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Shallot vs Common Rush

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 Shallot vs Common Rush 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 Shallot are Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane and Sinuses whereas of Common Rush have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Shallot has no showy fruits and Common Rush has no showy fruits. Also Shallot is not flowering and Common Rush is not flowering . You can compare Shallot and Common Rush facts and facts of other plants too.