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Shallot
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Dracaena Marginata
Dracaena Marginata



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What is

Life Span

Annual
Annual

Type

Vegetable
Tender Perennial

Origin

Asia
Madagascar

Types

Bulb Vegetable
Broadleaf evergreen

Number of Varieties

1040
0 40000
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Habitat

-
Tropical areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-810-12
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
12-1

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
H2, 21, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 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
White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Yellow

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green
Red, Olive, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green, Chartreuse
Red, Olive, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green
Red, Olive, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acicular
Linear

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast
Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer
Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Cuttings
Cuttings, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
Water occasionally

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
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

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
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Aphids, Beetles
-

Allergy

Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive
Headache, Healing, Sore Eyes

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root
Leaves

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Used as a dye
Air freshner, Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)
DRACAENA marginata

Common Name

Scallion, Shallot
Madagascar Dragon Tree

In Hindi

Shallot
Dracaena marginata

In German

Schalotte
Dracaena marginata

In French

échalote
Dracaena marginata

In Spanish

chalote
Dracaena marginata

In Greek

είδος κρεμμυδιού
Dracaena marginata

In Portuguese

Sallot
marginata do Dracaena

In Polish

Sallot
Dracena marginata

In Latin

Sallot
Dracaena marginata

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales
Liliales

Family

Liliaceae
Agavaceae

Genus

Allium
Dracaena

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

7501
1 27800
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Difference Between Shallot and Dracaena Marginata

If you are confused whether Shallot or Dracaena Marginata 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 Dracaena Marginata Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Shallot are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Dracaena Marginata fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Shallot and Dracaena Marginata if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Shallot and Dracaena Marginata

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Shallot and Dracaena Marginata. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Shallot and Dracaena Marginata 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 Dracaena Marginata is Headache, Healing and Sore Eyes. Shallot has beauty benefits as follows: while Dracaena Marginata has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Shallot vs Dracaena Marginata

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 Dracaena Marginata 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 Dracaena Marginata have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Shallot has no showy fruits and Dracaena Marginata has no showy fruits. Also Shallot is not flowering and Dracaena Marginata is not flowering . You can compare Shallot and Dracaena Marginata facts and facts of other plants too.