Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Eastern Africa
United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Canada
Types
-
no subtypes
Number of Varieties
1515
0
40000
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Habitat
Rocky Ridges, Shores of rivers or lakes, Tropical Climate, tropical environments
Ridges, Wooded slopes
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-124-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
7-1
Sunset Zone
H1, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Thicket/Colonizing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.40 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm2.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Violet
White, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Compound
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Spring, Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, stem tip cuttings
Budding, From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering
Keep ground moist
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Pinch Tips, Prune prior to new growth, Prune to stimulate growth
Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Grey mold, Leaf spot, Mites, Root rot
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single, Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Flying insects, Hummingbirds
-
Allergy
Pollen
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets, Cut Flowers, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Boils, Diarrhea, Gout, Inflammation, Leprosy, Ulcers, Vomiting
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edging, Houseplant, Tropical
Feature Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
EXACUM affine
ANEMONELLA thalictroides
Common Name
German Violet, Persian Violet
Rue Anemone
In Hindi
persian violet
रुए रत्नज्योति
In German
persian violet
Rue Anemone
In French
persian violet
rue Anemone
In Spanish
Violeta persa
anémona rue
In Greek
Περσικό Violet
Rue Ανεμώνη
In Portuguese
Violeta persa
Anemone Rue
In Polish
Persian Violet
Rue Anemone
In Latin
hyacinthum Persarum
Rue Anemone
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Ranunculales
Family
Gentianaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Exacum
Thalictrum
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Exaceae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
25120
1
27800
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