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Sweet Onion
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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tender Perennial

Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia, India
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Types

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Spices

Number of Varieties

1040
0 40000
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Habitat

Cropland, Farms, gardens
meadows, Pastures

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99997-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
-

Sunset Zone

21,22
H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

-
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm300.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

10.00 cm100.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow green
White, Yellow, Purple, Brown

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Dark Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Yellow green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green
Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Linear
Oval

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Indeterminate

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
Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

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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, Well-rotted manure

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Canker, Nematodes, Red blotch, Scale, Soft scales

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
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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

-
Nematodes, White peach scale

Allergy

-
Avoid during Pregnancy, Liver disease

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

Beauty Benefits

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Acne, Good for skin and hair, Remove blemishes

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Asthma, Bronchitis, cholesterol-lowering, Cough, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Diuretic, High blood pressure
Cough, Diarrhea, Gastritis, Vomiting

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant
Buds, Flowers

Other Uses

Culinary use
Used as a nutritious food item, Used as a spice

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Shade Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa 'Vidalia'
Syzygium aromaticum

Common Name

Garden Onion, Sweet Onion, Vidalia Onion
Clove

In Hindi

मीठा प्याज
लौंग

In German

Sweet Onion
Nelke

In French

oignon doux
Clou de girofle

In Spanish

Cebolla dulce
Clavo

In Greek

γλυκό Κρεμμύδι
Σκελίδα σκόρδο

In Portuguese

Cebola doce
dente de alho

In Polish

słodka Cebula
Ząbek

In Latin

Dulcis cepa
Castanea

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales
Myrtales

Family

Liliaceae
Musaceae

Genus

Allium
Syzygium

Clade

Angiosperms, Asparagales, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
Syzygieae

Subfamily

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Myrtoideae

Number of Species

8001200
1 27800
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Difference Between Sweet Onion and Clove

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

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Importance of Sweet Onion and Clove

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Sweet Onion and Clove. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Sweet Onion and Clove 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 Sweet Onion is Asthma, Bronchitis, cholesterol-lowering, Cough, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Diuretic and High blood pressure whereas of Clove is Cough, Diarrhea, Gastritis and Vomiting. Sweet Onion has beauty benefits as follows: while Clove has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Sweet Onion vs Clove

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 Sweet Onion vs Clove 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 Sweet Onion are whereas of Clove have Avoid during Pregnancy and Liver disease respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Sweet Onion has no showy fruits and Clove has no showy fruits. Also Sweet Onion is not flowering and Clove is not flowering . You can compare Sweet Onion and Clove facts and facts of other plants too.