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Yellow Onion
Yellow Onion

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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Shrub

Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia, India
Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle
Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon

Number of Varieties

100-
0 40000
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Habitat

Forest edges, Hillside, Woods
Desert, Lower slopes

USDA Hardiness Zone

-999912-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
12-10

Sunset Zone

21,22
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect
Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.20 cm270.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

60.00 cm180.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Purple, Black
Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
-

Fruit Color

White, Pink, Light Pink
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green
Green, Blue Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblovate
Rosette

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

-
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

-
Needs very little water

In Summer

Average Water
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

-
Full 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

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
-

Plant Tolerance

Drought
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
Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Bees, Flies
Hummingbirds

Allergy

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems
-

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root
Leaves

Other Uses

-
Paper pulp, Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa 'Granex'
DASYLIRION texanum

Common Name

Garden Onion, Yellow Onion
Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon

In Hindi

Hydrangea
sotol

In German

Hortensie
Dasylirion texanum

In French

Hortensia
sotol

In Spanish

Hortensia
sotol

In Greek

υδραγεία
sotol

In Portuguese

Hortênsia
sotol

In Polish

Hortensja
sotol

In Latin

Hibiscus
sotol

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

-
Magnoliophyta

Class

-
Liliopsida

Order

-
Liliales

Family

Liliaceae
Liliaceae

Genus

-
Dasylirion

Clade

-
Monocots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
Nolinoideae

Number of Species

100300
1 27800
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Difference Between Yellow Onion and Sotol

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

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Importance of Yellow Onion and Sotol

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Yellow Onion and Sotol. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Yellow Onion and Sotol 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 Yellow Onion is Fever, Kidney problems and Urinary tract problems whereas of Sotol is . Yellow Onion has beauty benefits as follows: while Sotol has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Yellow Onion vs Sotol

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 Yellow Onion vs Sotol 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 Yellow Onion are Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting whereas of Sotol have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Yellow Onion has no showy fruits and Sotol has no showy fruits. Also Yellow Onion is not flowering and Sotol is not flowering . You can compare Yellow Onion and Sotol facts and facts of other plants too.