1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Herbs, Spices
1.3 Origin
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia, India
Eastern Asia, Southern Asia, India, Nepal, China
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
7.11 Habitat
Cropland, Farms, gardens
Cultivated Beds
7.12 USDA Hardiness Zone
7.13 AHS Heat Zone
7.14 Sunset Zone
21,22
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
7.15 Habit
Not Available
Upright/Erect
8 Information
8.1 Plant Size
8.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm91.44 cm
0.54
3900
8.1.2 Minimum Width
10.00 cm45.72 cm
0.1
6350
8.2 Plant Color
8.2.1 Flower Color
White, Yellow green
White, Light Pink
8.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
8.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
8.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Yellow green
Green, Purple
8.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
Green, Purple
8.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Green, Purple
8.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Light Green
8.3 Shape
8.3.1 Leaf Shape
Linear
Oval with toothed margin
8.4 Thorns
9 Season
9.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
9.2 Growing Conditions
9.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
9.2.2 Growth Rate
9.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
9.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
9.2.5 Soil Drainage
9.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Late Fall, Spring
9.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
9.3 Tolerances
10 Care
10.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
10.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Sets
Seedlings
10.3 Plant Maintenance
10.4 Watering Plants
10.4.1 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
10.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
10.4.3 In Spring
10.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
10.5 Soil
10.5.1 Soil pH
Not Available
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
10.5.2 Soil Type
Not Available
Moist, Well drained
10.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Moist, Well drained
10.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Part sun
10.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
No need to prune
10.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Nitrogen
10.9 Pests and Diseases
10.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Dry soil
11 Facts
11.1 Flowers
11.1.1 Flower Petal Number
11.2 Fruits
11.2.1 Showy Fruit
11.2.2 Edible Fruit
11.3 Fragrance
11.3.1 Fragrant Flower
11.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
11.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
11.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
11.4 Showy Foliage
11.5 Showy Bark
11.6 Foliage Texture
11.7 Foliage Sheen
11.8 Evergreen
11.9 Invasive
11.10 Self-Sowing
11.11 Attracts
Not Available
Butterflies
11.12 Allergy
Not Available
Dermatitis, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress
12 Benefits
12.1 Uses
12.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Showy Purposes
12.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Good for skin
12.1.3 Edible Uses
12.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
12.2 Plant Benefits
12.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Bronchitis, cholesterol-lowering, Cough, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Diuretic, High blood pressure
Antibacterial, Antidote, Antipyretic, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Antitussive, Asthma, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Emollient, Exoectorant, Expectorant, Pectoral, Stomachic, Tonic
12.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
12.2.3 Other Uses
Culinary use
For making oil, Used as essential oil
12.3 Used As Indoor Plant
12.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
12.5 Garden Design
13 Scientific Name
13.1 Botanical Name
ALLIUM cepa 'Vidalia'
PERILLA frutescens
13.2 Common Name
Garden Onion, Sweet Onion, Vidalia Onion
Perilla, Shiso
13.2.1 In Hindi
13.2.2 In German
Sweet Onion
Perilla Pflanze
13.2.3 In French
oignon doux
plante Perilla
13.2.4 In Spanish
Cebolla dulce
planta de perilla
13.2.5 In Greek
γλυκό Κρεμμύδι
φυτό perilla
13.2.6 In Portuguese
Cebola doce
planta Perilla
13.2.7 In Polish
słodka Cebula
Poręcz roślin
13.2.8 In Latin
Dulcis cepa
Perilla herba
14 Classification
14.1 Kingdom
14.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Vascular plant
14.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
14.4 Order
14.5 Family
14.6 Genus
14.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asparagales, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
14.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
14.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Nepetoideae
14.10 Number of Species