Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Tree
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Africa, South-Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia
Types
Terminalia arjuna
Carnivorous Plants
Number of Varieties
17
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40000
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Habitat
Subtropical forests, Tropical regions
Boggy areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-96-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 5
9-6
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pale Yellow, Yellow green
White, Green, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Light Green
Green, Orange
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Purple
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Brown, Light Yellow, Tan
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Tubular
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering
Distilled Water, Mineral Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
A hard prune may be necessary if the plant becomes woody, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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Fertilizers
10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Downy mildew, Purple Blotch, Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Flies, pollinators
Insects
Allergy
conjunctivitis, sneezing
Eye irritation, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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-
Beauty Benefits
Making cosmetics
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree, Soil protection
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cardiovascular problems, Detoxifies lever, Diabetes, Dysentry, Jaundice, Menstrual Disorders
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Part of Plant Used
Inner Bark, Leaf Stalks
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Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used as a fodder tree in agricultural areas
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Container, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Terminalia arjuna
ARISAEMA ringens
Common Name
Arjuna
Cobra Lily
In Hindi
अर्जुन वृक्ष
कोबरा लिली
In German
Terminalia arjuna
Kobra Lilie
In French
Terminalia arjuna
Cobra Lily
In Spanish
Migdałecznik arjuna
Cobra lirio
In Greek
arjuna
Cobra κρίνος
In Portuguese
Migdałecznik arjuna
Cobra lírio
In Polish
Migdałecznik arjuna
Cobra lilia
In Latin
arjuna
aspidis lilium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
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Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Nepenthales
Family
Poaceae
Sarraceniaceae
Genus
Terminilia
Darlingtonia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
10080
1
27800
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