1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Southern Europe
Southeastern Asia
1.4 Types
not available
not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Temperate Regions
Temperate Regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
1.4.2 Minimum Width
1.7 Plant Color
1.7.1 Flower Color
1.7.2 Flower Color Modifier
1.7.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Green, Yellow green
1.7.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Green, Light Green
1.1.2 Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green
Green, Light Green
1.1.3 Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
Green, Light Green
1.1.4 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Light Green
1.2 Shape
1.2.1 Leaf Shape
Long hair-like leaves
Ovate
1.3 Thorns
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
2.2 Growing Conditions
2.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
2.2.2 Growth Rate
2.2.3 Type of Soil
2.2.4 The pH of Soil
2.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
2.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Summer
Indeterminate
2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
2.3 Tolerances
3 Care
3.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
3.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
3.4 Plant Maintenance
3.6 Watering Plants
4.0.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Keep the Soil well drained
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
4.1.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.1.3 In Spring
4.1.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.2 Soil
4.2.1 Soil pH
4.2.2 Soil Type
4.2.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.3 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.4 Pruning
Cut back old stems to the ground, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in summer, Remove damaged leaves
4.5 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Complete balanced fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.6 Pests and Diseases
Free of serious pests and diseases
Aphids, Mites, White outside
4.7 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Birds, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Skin irritation
Dental erosion
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Farmland, small hedge, Wild gardens
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antiseptic, Digestive, Liver problems, Skin Disorders, Tonic
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Branch, Fibres, Flower Stalk, Gum, Leaves, Twigs
Fruits
6.2.3 Other Uses
Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used for fragrance, Used to make hair tonic
Used As Food, Used in making beverages
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Herb, Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ARTEMISIA abrotanum
CITRUS aurantiifolia 'Bearss'
7.2 Common Name
lad's love , southern wormwood , old man , boy's love , appleringie , sitherwood
Bearss Lime, Shiraz Limoo, Tahiti Lime
7.2.1 In Hindi
southernwood
Shiraz Limoo
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
aurone ou citronnelle
Bearss chaux
7.2.4 In Spanish
Artemisia abrotanum
Bearss cal
7.2.5 In Greek
Artemisia abrotanum
BEARSS ασβέστη
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
Bylica boże drzewko
bearss wapna
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Not Available
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Not Available
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Anthemideae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Asteroideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species