Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Tender Perennial
Origin
-
World/Pandemic
Types
Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia annua, Artemisia ludoviciana
242
Number of Varieties
200200
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical forests, Tropical Forests
Rocky areas, Sandy areas, Swamps, Terrestrial, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999911-14
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
12-7
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H2
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm40.60 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Light Pink, Rose, Dark Salmon, Bronze, Tan, Sandy Brown, Sienna, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
bipinnate
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Cold climate, Full Sun, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Ample Water
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
fertilize in growing season, Phosphate, Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Gray leaf blight, Root rot
Bacterial soft rot, Brown Rot, Mealybugs, Spider mites
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Cold climate, Full Sun, Salt
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Insects, Mealybugs
Allergy
Pollen
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Skin inflammation
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects, Indoor Air Purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants, Fever, Inflammation, Malaria
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers
Other Uses
Medicinal oil, Oil is used for aromatherapy
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Artemisia annua
ENCYCLIA hanburyi
Common Name
sweet wormwood, sweet annie, sweet sagewort, annual mugwort
Encyclia, Orchid
In Hindi
Artemisia
आर्किड
In German
Artemisia
Orchidee
In French
Artemisia
Orchidée
In Spanish
Artemisia
Orquídea
In Greek
Αρτεμίσια
εγκύκλιο
In Portuguese
Artemisia
orquídea
In Polish
Artemisia
orquídea
In Latin
Artemisia
Epidendrum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Asterales
Asparagales
Family
Asteraceae
Orchidaceae
Genus
Artemisia
Encyclia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Anthemideae
Epidendreae
Subfamily
Asteroideae
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
400242
1
27800
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