Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Ornamental Plants
Shrub
Origin
North America, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
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Types
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Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia annua, Artemisia ludoviciana
Number of Varieties
2200
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40000
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Habitat
Terrestrial, Tropical Forests
Subtropical forests, Tropical Forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
12-8
Sunset Zone
-
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
30.00 cm150.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
15.00 cm150.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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-
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
-
Leaf Color in Summer
-
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Globe shaped
bipinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Root Division
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Drought Tolerant
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, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
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
Red blotch
Aphids, Gray leaf blight, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
-
Foliage Sheen
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Insects
Allergy
-
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
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Skin inflammation
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diabetes
Antioxidants, Fever, Inflammation, Malaria
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Medicinal oil, Oil is used for aromatherapy
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
STENOCEREUS kerberi
Artemisia annua
Common Name
Cereus kerberi, Rathbunia kerberi, Cleistocactus kerberi
sweet wormwood, sweet annie, sweet sagewort, annual mugwort
In Hindi
Sina
Artemisia
In German
Sina
Artemisia
In French
Sina
Artemisia
In Spanish
Sina
Artemisia
In Greek
Sina
Αρτεμίσια
In Portuguese
Sina
Artemisia
In Polish
Sina
Artemisia
In Latin
Sina
Artemisia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Asterales
Family
Cactaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Stenocereus
Artemisia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Pachycereeae
Anthemideae
Subfamily
Cactaceae, Cactoideae
Asteroideae
Number of Species
-400
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27800
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