About Indian Hemp

What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Flowering Plants, Herbs, Shrubs

Origin

Southern Asia, India

Types

Crotalaria benghalensis Lam. Crotalaria fenestrata Sims Crotalaria ferestrata Sims Crotalaria porrecta Wall. Crotalaria sericea Willd. Crotalaria tenuifolia Roxb. Crotalaria viminea Wall.

Number of Varieties

Rank: 100 (Overall)

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Habitat

Mountain tops, Temperate Regions, Terrestrial

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-11

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 4

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

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

90.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

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Minimum Width

90.00 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Thorns

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6% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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68% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sandy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Insects, Moth, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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18% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

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10% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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36% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

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4% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

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27% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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26% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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44% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Showy Bark

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No - Annual Plants Garden Plants has it !

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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2% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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87% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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71% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic, Cold, Cough, Diarrhea, Digestive disorders, Jaundice, Liver problems, Urinary tract problems, Wounds

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

Culinary use

Used As Indoor Plant

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33% - Annual Plants Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Edging

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Apocynum cannabinum

Common Name

Dogbane, milkweed, honeybloom, bitter root, black hemp, hemp dogbane, lechuguilla, westernwall

In Hindi

भारतीय गांजा

In German

Indischer Hanf

In French

chanvre indien

In Spanish

El cáñamo indio

In Greek

ινδική κάνναβη

In Portuguese

cânhamo indiano

In Polish

Konopie indyjskie

In Latin

Latin Hemp

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Class

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Crotalaria

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Crotalarieae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Number of Species

400

Rank: 50 (Overall)

1 27800

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Properties of Indian Hemp

Want to know the properties of Indian Hemp? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Indian Hemp 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 . Indian Hemp Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Antispasmodic, Cold, Cough, Diarrhea, Digestive disorders, Jaundice, Liver problems, Urinary tract problems and Wounds

Part of plant used: Fruits and Leaves

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.

Indian Hemp Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Indian Hemp. 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. Indian Hemp physical information is as follows: 90.00 cm tall and 90.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Ovate. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Yellow and Gold

Leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Indian Hemp

Taking Indian Hemp 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 Indian Hemp include pruning, which should be done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads and Shape and thin as needed. 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.

Season and care of Indian Hemp

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Indian Hemp is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Indian Hemp is a very important plant from Annual Plants. There are 7 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Crotalaria benghalensis Lam. Crotalaria fenestrata Sims Crotalaria ferestrata Sims Crotalaria porrecta Wall. Crotalaria sericea Willd. Crotalaria tenuifolia Roxb. Crotalaria viminea Wall.. This plant's habitat is Mountain tops, Temperate Regions and Terrestrial and it comes in the hardiness zone 8-11. 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.