1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Southeastern Asia, India, China
Southern Europe
1.4 Types
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Tropical regions
Temperate Regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 13, 24
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green, Silver
Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Silver
Gray Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Lobed
Long hair-like leaves
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Stem Cutting
Cuttings, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Average Water Needs, Keep the Soil well drained
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut back old stems to the ground, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Complete balanced fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Free of serious pests and diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Skin irritation
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Farmland, small hedge, Wild gardens
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Abandonment, epilepsy, Fever, Gout, Leprosy, Skin irritation, Syphilis, Tooth ache, Ulcers
Antiseptic, Digestive, Liver problems, Skin Disorders, Tonic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Root
Branch, Fibres, Flower Stalk, Gum, Leaves, Twigs
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used for fragrance, Used to make hair tonic
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical
Herb, Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CALOTROPIS gigantea
ARTEMISIA abrotanum
7.2 Common Name
Crown flower
lad's love , southern wormwood , old man , boy's love , appleringie , sitherwood
7.2.1 In Hindi
Crown flower
southernwood
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
fleur de la Couronne
aurone ou citronnelle
7.2.4 In Spanish
flor de la corona
Artemisia abrotanum
7.2.5 In Greek
στέμμα λουλούδι
Artemisia abrotanum
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
korona kwiatu
Bylica boże drzewko
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Asclepiadaceae
Asteraceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Anthemideae
8.9 Subfamily
Asclepiadoideae
Asteroideae
8.10 Number of Species