Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Shrub
Origin
South Africa
China
Types
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-
Number of Varieties
52
0
40000
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Habitat
Tropical regions, Well Drained, Wet forest
Hills, Lower slopes, open Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-114-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-5
8-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm240.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
2.00 cm180.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Pink, Lavender
Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Yellow green
Brown, Light Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Narrow
Lobed
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loamy, Well drained
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry soil, Shade areas
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Budding, From bulbs
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Never Over-water
Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
In Spring
Average Water
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Cut out old flower stalks, Prune ocassionally
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Fertilizers
fertilize in fall, Nitrogen
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Nematodes, Purple Blotch, Red blotch, Seedcorn maggot
Red blotch, Spider mites
Plant Tolerance
Dry soil, Shade areas
Drought, Salt
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bugs, Flying insects, Insects
Birds
Allergy
Dermatitis, Pain and fatigue
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Used in parkland
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
Acne, For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes pimples
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Indoor Air Purification, Insect Repellent
Air purification, Forms dense stands, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Acne, Aging, Antidepressant, epilepsy, Nerve pain, Obesity, Vomiting
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Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
Bark, Stem
Other Uses
Animal Feed, Can be made into a herbal tea, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Use in Chinese herbology, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as firewood, Used for woodware, Used in biomass, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Wood is used for ship building, Wood is used in construction, Wood log is used in making fences
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
TULBAGHIA violacea
EUONYMUS phellomanus
Common Name
Society Garlic
Cork Oak
In Hindi
लहसुन
कॉर्क ट्री
In German
Knoblauch
Cork Tree
In French
Ail
Arbre de Cork
In Spanish
Ajo
Árbol de corcho
In Greek
σκόρδο
Cork Tree
In Portuguese
alho
Cork Tree
In Polish
czosnek
Cork Tree
In Latin
allium
Cork ligno
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Anthophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Dicotyledonae
Order
Liliales
Fagales
Family
Liliaceae
Celastraceae
Genus
Allium
Quercus
Clade
Monocotyledonous
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
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Mirini
Subfamily
Lilioideae
Mirinae
Number of Species
50050
1
27800
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