Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Tender Perennial
Origin
Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa
Africa, Asia, Polynesia, Australia
Types
Aegopodium podagraria
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Number of Varieties
10-
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained
Grassland, Shaded sites, Wet forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
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Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 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
8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm-
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm-
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White, Blue, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Sandy Brown
Blue, Violet
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Small oblong
Long slender
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Indeterminate
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Dry soil
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
Divison, Offsets, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases
Water during dry weather
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
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Soil Type
Loam, Sand, Well drained
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Rich
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune after flowering
Remove damaged fruit, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
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Plant Tolerance
Drought
Dry soil
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
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
pollinators
Allergy
Headache, Hyperacidity, Liver disease, Nausea, Skin irritation, Vomiting
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
-
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Weather protection
Agroforestry
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Digestive disorders, Psoriasis, Reduces toothache, Vitiligo
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Part of Plant Used
Root, Seeds
Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
Edible syrup, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as a dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border
Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
AMMI majus
DIANELLA sandwicensis
Common Name
Bishop's Weed, Bullwort
Ukiuki, uki
In Hindi
बिशप निराना
Ukiuki
In German
Bischofs Unkraut
Ukiuki
In French
la mauvaise herbe de l'évêque
Ukiuki
In Spanish
biznaga
Ukiuki
In Greek
ζιζανίων επισκόπου
Ukiuki
In Portuguese
erva daninha do Bispo
Ukiuki
In Polish
chwastów biskupa
Ukiuki
In Latin
Episcopi viriditas
Ukiuki
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Apiales
Liliales
Family
Apiaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Trachyspermum
Dianella
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
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Hemerocallidoideae
Number of Species
7541
1
27800
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