Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Shrub
Origin
Southeastern Asia
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Types
Amorphophallus yunnanensis , Amorphophallus titanum
Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia annua, Artemisia ludoviciana
Number of Varieties
200200
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40000
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Habitat
Loamy soils, Well Drained
Subtropical forests, Tropical Forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
12-8
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm150.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm150.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Burgundy
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
bipinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Do Not over Water
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Generally pruned to waist height, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season, organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
Nematodes, Root mealy bugs
Aphids, Gray leaf blight, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Dry soil, Full Sun, Shade areas
Drought, Salt
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Bugs, Butterflies
Insects
Allergy
gastro-intestinal problems, Swelling in mouth
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
Glowing Skin, Maintains teeth healthy, Weightloss
Skin inflammation
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for birds, Very little waste
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Burns, Cough, Diabetes
Antioxidants, Fever, Inflammation, Malaria
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs, Leaves
Leaves
Other Uses
Animal Feed, Can be made into a herbal tea, Cosmetics
Medicinal oil, Oil is used for aromatherapy
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
AMORPHOPHALLUS konjac
Artemisia annua
Common Name
Devil's Tongue, Elephant Yam, Konjac
sweet wormwood, sweet annie, sweet sagewort, annual mugwort
In Hindi
Konjac
Artemisia
In German
Teufelszunge
Artemisia
In French
konjac
Artemisia
In Spanish
konjac
Artemisia
In Greek
Konjac
Αρτεμίσια
In Portuguese
konjac
Artemisia
In Polish
konjac
Artemisia
In Latin
Konjac
Artemisia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Arales
Asterales
Family
Araceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Amorphophallus
Artemisia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Thomsonieae
Anthemideae
Subfamily
Aroideae
Asteroideae
Number of Species
1400
1
27800
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