Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Shrub
Flowering Plants, Shrub
Origin
-
Mexico
Types
Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia annua, Artemisia ludoviciana
Zinnia elegans
Number of Varieties
20050
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical forests, Tropical Forests
Humid climates
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99993-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
-
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm70.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm50.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Lilac, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, Rose, White, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
bipinnate
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
All year
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Moist
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Mid Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Get enough water whenever the soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Average Water
In Winter
Average Water
Ample Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Moist
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
Fertilizer every month during spring, General garden fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Gray leaf blight, Root rot
Blight, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Bees
Allergy
Pollen
allergic reaction, poisonous if ingested, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Borders, Showy Purposes, small hedge
Beauty Benefits
Skin inflammation
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for insects, Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants, Fever, Inflammation, Malaria
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Medicinal oil, Oil is used for aromatherapy
Economic Purpose, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Bedding Plant, Flower borders, Hedges
Botanical Name
Artemisia annua
Zinnia elegans
Common Name
sweet wormwood, sweet annie, sweet sagewort, annual mugwort
Youth-and-age, common zinnia, elegant zinnia
In Hindi
Artemisia
आम Zinnia
In German
Artemisia
Gemeinsame Zinnia
In French
Artemisia
Zinnia commune
In Spanish
Artemisia
Zinnia común
In Greek
Αρτεμίσια
κοινή Zinnia
In Portuguese
Artemisia
Zinnia comum
In Polish
Artemisia
wspólna Zinnia
In Latin
Artemisia
commune Zinnia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Artemisia
Zinnia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Anthemideae
-
Subfamily
Asteroideae
-
Number of Species
40020
1
27800
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