Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Herbs
Tree
Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Central Asia, Western Asia
Africa, South-Eastern Asia
Types
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Terminalia arjuna
Number of Varieties
401
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Subtropical forests, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
9 - 5
Sunset Zone
-
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.60 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Hot Pink, Fuchsia, Violet
Pale Yellow, Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Purple, Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple, Gray Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Brown, Light Yellow, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Pollution, Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, From Rhizomes, Layering, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water occasionally
Needs less watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Alkaline, Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Dry
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Dry
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
A hard prune may be necessary if the plant becomes woody, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
-
10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost
Pests and Diseases
-
Aphids, Downy mildew, Purple Blotch, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, pollinators
Bees, Flies, pollinators
Allergy
Anti-inflammatory, Antimicrobial, Antioxidants, Flavonoids
conjunctivitis, sneezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Making cosmetics
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification, Shadow Tree, Soil protection
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antirheumatic, Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Laxative
Cardiovascular problems, Detoxifies lever, Diabetes, Dysentry, Jaundice, Menstrual Disorders
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Stem
Inner Bark, Leaf Stalks
Other Uses
Used As Food
Can be made into a herbal tea, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used as a fodder tree in agricultural areas
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
LAMIUM amplexicaule
Terminalia arjuna
Common Name
Henbit, Henbit Deadnettle
Arjuna
In Hindi
henbit deadnettle
अर्जुन वृक्ष
In German
henbit deadnettle
Terminalia arjuna
In French
henbit deadnettle
Terminalia arjuna
In Spanish
deadnettle henbit
Migdałecznik arjuna
In Greek
αυλακόχορτου deadnettle
arjuna
In Portuguese
henbit deadnettle
Migdałecznik arjuna
In Polish
Henbit jasnota
Migdałecznik arjuna
In Latin
henbit deadnettle
arjuna
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Lamiales
Myrtales
Family
Lamiaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Lamium
Terminilia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
26100
1
27800
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