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Sweet Onion
Sweet Onion

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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tender Perennial

Origin

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

Types

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Ornamental plant

Number of Varieties

1050
0 40000
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Habitat

Cropland, Farms, gardens
Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

-999911-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
12-1

Sunset Zone

21,22
H1, H2, 24

Habit

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Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm90.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

10.00 cm60.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow green
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Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Yellow green
White, Yellow, Green, Light Green, Light Yellow, Ivory

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green
White, Green, Light Green, Light Yellow, Ivory

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
White, Yellow, Green, Light Green, Light Yellow, Ivory

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Linear
oblong or obovate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade

Growth Rate

Medium
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Container

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Sets
Divison, Seedlings

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
Medium

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

-
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

-
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade, Full 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
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
Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Hummingbirds

Allergy

-
Eye irritation, Nausea, Swelling in mouth

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Asthma, Bronchitis, cholesterol-lowering, Cough, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Diuretic, High blood pressure
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Part of Plant Used

Whole plant
Leaves

Other Uses

Culinary use
Air freshner, Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa 'Vidalia'
DIEFFENBACHIA seguine

Common Name

Garden Onion, Sweet Onion, Vidalia Onion
Dumbcane

In Hindi

मीठा प्याज
dieffenbachia seguine

In German

Sweet Onion
Dieffenbachie

In French

oignon doux
dieffenbachia seguine

In Spanish

Cebolla dulce
seguine DIEFFENBACHIA

In Greek

γλυκό Κρεμμύδι
Dieffenbachia seguine

In Portuguese

Cebola doce
Dieffenbachia seguine

In Polish

słodka Cebula
Difenbachia seguine

In Latin

Dulcis cepa
Caladium

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales
Alismatales

Family

Liliaceae
Araceae

Genus

Allium
Dieffenbachia

Clade

Angiosperms, Asparagales, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

-
Abreae

Subfamily

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Aroideae

Number of Species

80056
1 27800
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Difference Between Sweet Onion and Dumbcane

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

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Importance of Sweet Onion and Dumbcane

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Sweet Onion and Dumbcane. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Sweet Onion and Dumbcane 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 Dumbcane is . Sweet Onion has beauty benefits as follows: while Dumbcane has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Sweet Onion vs Dumbcane

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 Dumbcane 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 Dumbcane have Eye irritation, Nausea and Swelling in mouth respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Sweet Onion has no showy fruits and Dumbcane has showy fruits. Also Sweet Onion is not flowering and Dumbcane is not flowering . You can compare Sweet Onion and Dumbcane facts and facts of other plants too.