Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Shrub
Origin
Mediterranean, Southeastern Asia
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Types
Muscari armeniacum
Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia annua, Artemisia ludoviciana
Number of Varieties
30200
0
40000
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Habitat
Fields, Open areas, Terrestrial
Subtropical forests, Tropical Forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-8
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.00 cm150.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
7.00 cm150.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Pink, Olive, Blue Violet
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Brown, Black
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Narrow
bipinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
-
Medium
Type of Soil
-
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Get enough water whenever the soil is dry, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Keep the Soil well drained
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
Soil Type
-
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
Armored scales, Crown rot, Slugs
Aphids, Gray leaf blight, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
Flowers
Showy
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
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
Insects
Allergy
Diarrhea, Itchiness, Skin irritation, Stomach pain, Vomiting
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Skin inflammation
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Stimulates new cell growth
Antioxidants, Fever, Inflammation, Malaria
Part of Plant Used
Buds, Flowers
Leaves
Other Uses
Traditional medicine, Used for fragrance
Medicinal oil, Oil is used for aromatherapy
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
MUSCARI
Artemisia annua
Common Name
Grape Hyacinth
sweet wormwood, sweet annie, sweet sagewort, annual mugwort
In Hindi
अंगूर जलकुंभी
Artemisia
In German
Traubenhyazinthen
Artemisia
In French
Muscari
Artemisia
In Spanish
Muscari
Artemisia
In Greek
grape hyacinth
Αρτεμίσια
In Portuguese
Muscari
Artemisia
In Polish
Szafirek
Artemisia
In Latin
Muscari
Artemisia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Asterales
Family
Asparagaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Muscari
Artemisia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Anthemideae
Subfamily
Scilloideae
Asteroideae
Number of Species
42400
1
27800
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