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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Vegetable

Origin

Australia
Asia

Types

Acacia retinodes retinodes, Acacia retinodes uncifolia
Bulb Vegetable

Number of Varieties

210
0 40000
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Habitat

open forests
-

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-114-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
12-1

Sunset Zone

8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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

Habit

Oval/Rounded
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

530.00 cm30.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

530.00 cm10.20 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow
White

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green, Chartreuse

Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Blue Green, Gray Green
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Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear
Acicular

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring
Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Summer, Indeterminate
Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought, Salt
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Cuttings

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings
Average Water Needs

In Summer

Xeric/Desert, Drought Tolerant
Lots of watering

In Spring

Adequately
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune after flowering
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red spider mite
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Salt
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

-
Aphids, Beetles

Allergy

-
Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Windbreak
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds
Flowers, Leaves, Root

Other Uses

Used as a dye
Cosmetics, Used as a dye

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Acacia retinodes
ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)

Common Name

Ever-blooming Wattle, Silver Wattle, Water Wattle
Scallion, Shallot

In Hindi

Silver Wattle
Shallot

In German

Silver Wattle
Schalotte

In French

Mimosa d'été
échalote

In Spanish

acacia amarilla
chalote

In Greek

ασήμι μιμόζα
είδος κρεμμυδιού

In Portuguese

Acacia retinodes
Sallot

In Polish

Silver Wattle
Sallot

In Latin

Silver Wattle
Sallot

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales
Asparagales

Family

Fabaceae
Liliaceae

Genus

Acacia
Allium

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

950750
1 27800
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Difference Between Silver Wattle and Shallot

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

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Importance of Silver Wattle and Shallot

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

Compare Facts of Silver Wattle vs Shallot

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