1 What is
1.2 Life Span
1.4 Type
Flowering Plants
Flowering Plants, Herbs, Shrubs
1.5 Origin
North America, Central America, South America, Middle Africa, Asia, Central Asia
Southern Asia, India
1.6 Types
Not Available
Crotalaria benghalensis Lam.
Crotalaria fenestrata Sims
Crotalaria ferestrata Sims
Crotalaria porrecta Wall.
Crotalaria sericea Willd.
Crotalaria tenuifolia Roxb.
Crotalaria viminea Wall.
1.6.1 Number of Varieties
1.8 Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Mountain tops, Temperate Regions, Terrestrial
1.10 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.12 AHS Heat Zone
1.14 Sunset Zone
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24
1.16 Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
3 Information
3.1 Plant Size
3.1.1 Minimum Height
20.30 cm90.00 cm
0.54
3900
3.1.2 Minimum Width
20.30 cm90.00 cm
0.1
6350
3.2 Plant Color
3.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Lavender, Ivory
Yellow, Gold
3.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
3.3.2 Fruit Color
3.3.3 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Light Green, Gray Green
3.3.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green, Gray Green
3.3.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Light Green, Gray Green
3.3.8 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Light Green
3.4 Shape
3.4.1 Leaf Shape
3.5 Thorns
4 Season
4.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
4.3 Growing Conditions
4.3.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.3.2 Growth Rate
4.4.1 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
5.1.1 The pH of Soil
5.2.2 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
5.2.4 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall
Indeterminate
5.2.6 Repeat Bloomer
5.3 Tolerances
6 Care
6.1 Where to Plant?
6.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
6.3 Plant Maintenance
6.5 Watering Plants
6.5.1 Watering Requirements
Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Reduce watering during fall, Requires regular watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Water Deeply
Does not require lot of watering, Requires watering in the growing season
7.2.1 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
7.3.1 In Spring
7.4.2 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
7.5 Soil
7.5.1 Soil pH
7.5.3 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sandy
7.5.5 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
7.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
7.8 Pruning
Prune ocassionally
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed
7.9 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
7.10 Pests and Diseases
Not Available
Insects, Moth, Red blotch
7.12 Plant Tolerance
8 Facts
8.1 Flowers
8.2.1 Flower Petal Number
8.5 Fruits
8.5.1 Showy Fruit
9.1.1 Edible Fruit
9.2 Fragrance
9.2.1 Fragrant Flower
9.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
9.3.4 Fragrant Leaf
9.4.2 Fragrant Bark/Stem
9.5 Showy Foliage
9.6 Showy Bark
9.7 Foliage Texture
9.9 Foliage Sheen
9.11 Evergreen
9.13 Invasive
9.15 Self-Sowing
9.17 Attracts
9.18 Allergy
Not Available
no allergic reactions
10 Benefits
10.1 Uses
10.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
10.2.1 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
10.3.1 Edible Uses
10.4.1 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
11.2 Plant Benefits
11.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Antispasmodic, Cold, Cough, Diarrhea, Digestive disorders, Jaundice, Liver problems, Urinary tract problems, Wounds
11.2.3 Part of Plant Used
Not Available
Fruits, Leaves
11.2.5 Other Uses
Used As Food
Culinary use
11.3 Used As Indoor Plant
11.5 Used As Outdoor Plant
11.6 Garden Design
12 Scientific Name
12.1 Botanical Name
CELOSIA argentea
Apocynum cannabinum
12.3 Common Name
Celosia
Dogbane, milkweed, honeybloom, bitter root, black
hemp, hemp dogbane, lechuguilla, westernwall
12.4.1 In Hindi
12.5.1 In German
13.1.1 In French
13.2.1 In Spanish
13.2.3 In Greek
13.2.5 In Portuguese
13.2.7 In Polish
celosia
Konopie indyjskie
13.2.8 In Latin
14 Classification
14.1 Kingdom
14.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Not Available
14.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Not Available
15.2 Order
15.4 Family
15.6 Genus
15.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
15.9 Tribe
Not Available
Crotalarieae
15.11 Subfamily
15.13 Number of Species