Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
-
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Canada
Types
Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia annua, Artemisia ludoviciana
Thuja occidentalis 'Techny'
Number of Varieties
2001
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40000
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Habitat
Subtropical forests, Tropical Forests
Forests, gardens, Roadsides
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99993-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
7-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm300.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm150.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Dark Green, Brown, Black
Shape
Leaf Shape
bipinnate
Compound
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
-
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Vegetative Reproduction
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Gray leaf blight, Root rot
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
-
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, Birds
Allergy
Pollen
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
Skin inflammation
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants, Fever, Inflammation, Malaria
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Wood
Other Uses
Medicinal oil, Oil is used for aromatherapy
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Hedges, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
Artemisia annua
THUJA occidentalis 'Techny'
Common Name
sweet wormwood, sweet annie, sweet sagewort, annual mugwort
White Cedar
In Hindi
Artemisia
Techny Arborvitae
In German
Artemisia
Techny Lebensbaum
In French
Artemisia
Techny Arborvitae
In Spanish
Artemisia
Techny Arborvitae
In Greek
Αρτεμίσια
Techny Arborvitae
In Portuguese
Artemisia
Techny Arborvitae
In Polish
Artemisia
Techny Tuja
In Latin
Artemisia
Techny Arborvitae
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pinophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Asterales
Pinales
Family
Asteraceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Artemisia
Thuja
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Dicotyledonous
Tribe
Anthemideae
-
Subfamily
Asteroideae
-
Number of Species
4001
1
27800
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