Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Tender Perennial
Shrub
Origin
Brazil
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Types
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Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia annua, Artemisia ludoviciana
Number of Varieties
2200
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40000
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Habitat
Rainforest
Subtropical forests, Tropical Forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-8
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 23, 24
H1, H2, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm150.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
40.60 cm150.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Lavender, Blue Violet
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Olive, Yellow green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Olive, Yellow green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Olive, Yellow green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
bipinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Tubers
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
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
Soil Type
Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
Scale insects
Aphids, Gray leaf blight, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Insects
Allergy
-
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
-
Beauty Benefits
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Skin inflammation
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Antioxidants, Fever, Inflammation, Malaria
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Leaves
Other Uses
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Medicinal oil, Oil is used for aromatherapy
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical
Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
Neoregelia spectabilis
Artemisia annua
Common Name
Bloody Bromeliad, Painted Fingernails
sweet wormwood, sweet annie, sweet sagewort, annual mugwort
In Hindi
painted fingernail
Artemisia
In German
painted fingernail
Artemisia
In French
Neoregelia spectabilis
Artemisia
In Spanish
painted fingernail
Artemisia
In Greek
painted fingernail
Αρτεμίσια
In Portuguese
Painted fingernails
Artemisia
In Polish
painted fingernail
Artemisia
In Latin
Neoregelia spectabilis
Artemisia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Embryophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Bromeliales
Asterales
Family
Bromeliaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Neoregelia
Artemisia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
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Anthemideae
Subfamily
Bromelioideae
Asteroideae
Number of Species
-400
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27800
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