About Caraway

What is

Life Span

Biennial

Type

Herbs

Origin

Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia

Types

Herb

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

Sunset Zone

A2, A3, 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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

50.80 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 3900

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Minimum Width

25.40 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown, Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Compound

Thorns

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1% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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37% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Tolerances

Light Frost, Shade areas, Variety of soil types

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Prune after flowering, Remove dead flowers

Fertilizers

Self-fertile

Pests and Diseases

Leafhoppers, Root Pathogen, Stem rot

Plant Tolerance

Light Frost, Shade areas, Variety of soil types

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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9% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

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17% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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63% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

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42% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Leaf

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69% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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63% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Showy Foliage

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71% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

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1% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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13% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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72% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Bugs

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Edible Uses

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91% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Appetite enhancer, Bloating, Digestion problems, Digestive, Heartburn, Menstrual Cramps, Stomach spasms

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Seeds

Other Uses

Medicinal oil, Used As Food, Used in flavouring curries, teas

Used As Indoor Plant

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48% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CARUM carvi

Common Name

Caraway, meridian fennel, Persian cumin

In Hindi

शाहजीरा

In German

Kümmel

In French

carvi

In Spanish

alcaravea

In Greek

κύμινο

In Portuguese

alcaravia

In Polish

kminek

In Latin

Caraway

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Apiales

Family

Apiaceae

Genus

Carum

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall)

1 27800

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Properties of Caraway

Want to know the properties of Caraway? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Caraway is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Caraway Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Appetite enhancer, Bloating, Digestion problems, Digestive, Heartburn, Menstrual Cramps and Stomach spasms

Part of plant used: Leaves, Root and Seeds

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Caraway Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Caraway. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Caraway physical information is as follows: 50.80 cm tall and 25.40 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Compound. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: White

Leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Caraway

Taking Caraway Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Caraway include pruning, which should be done Prune after flowering and Remove dead flowers. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Caraway

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Caraway is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Biennial plant. Caraway is a very important plant from List of Herbs. There are 3 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Herb. This plant's habitat is Cultivated Beds and it comes in the hardiness zone . If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.