Life Span
Type
Origin
Types
Number of Varieties
Habitat
USDA Hardiness Zone
AHS Heat Zone
Sunset Zone
Habit
Minimum Height
Minimum Width
Flower Color
Flower Color Modifier
Fruit Color
Leaf Color in Spring
Leaf Color in Summer
Leaf Color in Fall
Leaf Color in Winter
Leaf Shape
Thorns
Plant Season
Sunlight
Growth Rate
Type of Soil
The pH of Soil
Soil Drainage
Bloom Time
Repeat Bloomer
Tolerances
Where to Plant?
How to Plant?
Plant Maintenance
Watering Requirements
In Summer
In Spring
In Winter
Soil pH
Soil Type
Soil Drainage Capacity
Sun Exposure
Pruning
Fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Plant Tolerance
Flowers
Flower Petal Number
Showy Fruit
Edible Fruit
Fragrant Flower
Fragrant Fruit
Fragrant Leaf
Fragrant Bark/Stem
Showy Foliage
Showy Bark
Foliage Texture
Foliage Sheen
Evergreen
Invasive
Self-Sowing
Attracts
Allergy
Aesthetic Uses
Beauty Benefits
Edible Uses
Environmental Uses
Medicinal Uses
Part of Plant Used
Other Uses
Used As Indoor Plant
Used As Outdoor Plant
Garden Design
Botanical Name
Common Name
In Hindi
In German
In French
In Spanish
In Greek
In Portuguese
In Polish
In Latin
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Clade
Tribe
Subfamily
Number of Species
Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States
White, Light Yellow, Ivory
Late Spring, Early Summer
Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season, Water once every two or three weeks
Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Birds, Deers, Rabbits, Squirrels
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Air purification, Food for insects
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used in biomass, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood log is used in making fences
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Orange, Dark Red (Ratan aboli), Yellow, Delhi Crossandra , Arka Ambara, Arka Kanaka (IIHR varieties)
Screen Cottage and Informal Garden, Urban areas, Wild
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Water daily during growing season
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Balanced liquid fertilizer
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Hanging Basket, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Antibacterial, Aphrodisiac, Bronchitis, Cough, Liver problems, Menstrual Disorders
Basketary, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Container, Cutflower, Hedges, Tropical
CROSSANDRA infundibuliformis
Crossandra, firecracker flower
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots