About Cumin

Cumin

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Herbs

1.3 Origin

Mediterranean, Northern Africa

1.4 Types

White cumin, Brown cumin, Black cumin

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Rank: 89 (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Fields, meadows, Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

25.40 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

25.40 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan, Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Compound

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

No need to prune, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season, organic fertlizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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59% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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2% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, breathing problems, Constipation, Diarrhea, Eczema, Headache, Itchy eyes, Nausea, Red eyes, Runny nose, Sinuses, sneezing, Sore eyes, Throat itching, Watery eyes, wheezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Improve hair condition, Improve skin condition, Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Diarrhea, Fever, Indigestion, Vomiting

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Condiment, Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food, Used for flavoring in Liquors, dairy products, gelatins,puddings, meats, candies, etc., Used as a spice, Used in making beverages

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CUMINUM cyminum

7.2 Common Name

Cumin

7.2.1 In Hindi

जीरा संयंत्र

7.2.2 In German

Kümmelpflanze

7.2.3 In French

Usine de cumin

7.2.4 In Spanish

planta de comino

7.2.5 In Greek

εργοστάσιο κύμινο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cumin planta

7.2.7 In Polish

Kmin roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Cumin plant

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Apiales

8.5 Family

Apiaceae

8.6 Genus

Cuminum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Scandiceae

8.9 Subfamily

Apioideae

8.10 Number of Species

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Cumin

Want to know the properties of Cumin? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Cumin 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 Abdominal pain, breathing problems, Constipation, Diarrhea, Eczema, Headache, Itchy eyes, Nausea, Red eyes, Runny nose, Sinuses, sneezing, Sore eyes, Throat itching, Watery eyes and wheezing. Cumin Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Diarrhea, Fever, Indigestion and Vomiting
Part of plant used: Leaves 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.

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Cumin Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Cumin. 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. Cumin physical information is as follows: 25.40 cm tall and 25.40 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Compound. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: White and Purple
Leaf color: Green

Care of Cumin

Taking Cumin 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 Cumin include pruning, which should be done No need to prune, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Cumin

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Cumin is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Cumin is a very important plant from List of Herbs. There are 3 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: White cumin, Brown cumin, Black cumin. This plant's habitat is Fields, meadows and Temperate Regions and it comes in the hardiness zone Not Available. 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.