Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Spices
Flowering Plants
Origin
Mediterranean, Southwest Asia
Tropical Asia
Types
Star anise and more
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Number of Varieties
00
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40000
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Habitat
Thickets, Woods
Rocky Mountains, wastelands
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-98-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-4
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Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
Upright/Erect
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
2.50 cm60.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
1.25 cm40.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White
Flower Color Modifier
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Bicolor
Fruit Color
Gray Green, Tan
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed
Maple shaped
Thorns
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✘
✔
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Plant Season
Summer
Early Spring, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Bright direct sunlight
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Moist, Rich
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Summer
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
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Tolerances
Soil Compaction
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Bedding, Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Medium, Water twice a day in the initial period
Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
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Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Moist, Rich
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Bright direct sunlight
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune regularly
Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Alternaria leaf blight, Aphids, Cutworms, Downy mildew, Powdery mildew, Rust
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
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Attracts
Butterflies
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Allergy
Respiratory problems, Skin irritation, Skin rash
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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✔
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Asthma, constipation, Cough
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowers
Other Uses
Oil is used for aromatherapy, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used for flavoring in Liquors, dairy products, gelatins,puddings, meats, candies, etc., Used for fragrance, Used as a spice
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
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Garden Design
Edging, Feature Plant
Vegetable
Botanical Name
Pimpinella anisum
Abelmoschus manihot
Common Name
Anise
Aibika, hibiscus spinach, ibika, bele
In Hindi
सौंफ़ का पौध
aibika
In German
Anis
Maniok-Bisameibisch
In French
Anis
L'Aibika
In Spanish
Anís
Aibika
In Greek
γλυκάνισο
aibika
In Portuguese
anis
Aibika
In Polish
Anyż
aibika
In Latin
Anethum
aibika
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Apiales
Malvales
Family
Apiaceae
Malvaceae
Genus
Pimpinella
Abelmoschus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
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Tribe
-
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
115
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27800
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