1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual
Annual and Perennial
2.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Herbs, Shrubs
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
2.3 Origin
Southern Asia, India
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, China, Korea
2.4 Types
Crotalaria benghalensis Lam.
Crotalaria fenestrata Sims
Crotalaria ferestrata Sims
Crotalaria porrecta Wall.
Crotalaria sericea Willd.
Crotalaria tenuifolia Roxb.
Crotalaria viminea Wall.
Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle
2.4.1 Number of Varieties
2.5 Habitat
Mountain tops, Temperate Regions, Terrestrial
Forest edges, Hillside, Woods
2.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
2.7 AHS Heat Zone
2.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24
Not Available
2.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
3 Information
3.1 Plant Size
3.1.1 Minimum Height
90.00 cm30.00 cm
0.54
3900
6.3.2 Minimum Width
90.00 cm30.00 cm
0.1
6350
9.11 Plant Color
9.11.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Gold
Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo, Dark Blue
9.11.2 Flower Color Modifier
9.11.3 Fruit Color
9.11.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Sea Green, Gray Green
9.11.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green
Sea Green, Gray Green
9.11.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Gray Green
Sea Green, Gray Green
9.11.7 Leaf Color in Winter
9.12 Shape
9.12.1 Leaf Shape
9.13 Thorns
10 Season
10.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
10.2 Growing Conditions
10.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
10.2.2 Growth Rate
10.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
10.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
10.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
10.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Indeterminate
10.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
10.3 Tolerances
11 Care
11.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
11.2 How to Plant?
11.3 Plant Maintenance
11.4 Watering Plants
11.4.1 Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
11.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
11.4.3 In Spring
11.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
11.5 Soil
11.5.1 Soil pH
11.5.2 Soil Type
11.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
11.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
11.7 Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed
Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
11.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Compost
11.9 Pests and Diseases
Insects, Moth, Red blotch
Bacterial leaf spot, Botrytis Blight, Leafminers, Mealybugs, Mushroom root rot
11.10 Plant Tolerance
12 Facts
12.1 Flowers
12.1.1 Flower Petal Number
12.2 Fruits
12.2.1 Showy Fruit
12.2.2 Edible Fruit
12.3 Fragrance
12.3.1 Fragrant Flower
12.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
12.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
12.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
12.4 Showy Foliage
12.5 Showy Bark
12.6 Foliage Texture
12.7 Foliage Sheen
12.8 Evergreen
12.9 Invasive
12.10 Self-Sowing
12.11 Attracts
Not Available
Butterflies
12.12 Allergy
no allergic reactions
Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting
13 Benefits
13.1 Uses
13.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
13.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
13.1.3 Edible Uses
13.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects, Indoor Air Purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Very little waste
13.2 Plant Benefits
13.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antispasmodic, Cold, Cough, Diarrhea, Digestive disorders, Jaundice, Liver problems, Urinary tract problems, Wounds
Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems
13.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
Flowers, Root
13.2.3 Other Uses
Culinary use
Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
13.3 Used As Indoor Plant
13.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
13.5 Garden Design
14 Scientific Name
14.1 Botanical Name
Apocynum cannabinum
CENTAUREA cyanus
14.2 Common Name
Dogbane, milkweed, honeybloom, bitter root, black
hemp, hemp dogbane, lechuguilla, westernwall
Batchelor's Buttons, Cornflower
14.2.1 In Hindi
14.2.2 In German
14.2.3 In French
14.2.4 In Spanish
El cáñamo indio
Hortensia
14.2.5 In Greek
14.2.6 In Portuguese
cânhamo indiano
Hortênsia
14.2.7 In Polish
Konopie indyjskie
Hortensja
14.2.8 In Latin
15 Classification
15.1 Kingdom
15.2 Phylum
15.3 Class
Not Available
Magnoliopsida
15.4 Order
15.5 Family
15.6 Genus
15.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
15.8 Tribe
15.9 Subfamily
15.10 Number of Species