Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Shrubs, Trees
Origin
Southern Europe
Australia
Types
Artemisia abrotanum
Eucalyptus absita, Eucalyptus acies, Eucalyptus calycogona
Number of Varieties
-700
0
40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
River side
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-89-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-5
10-1
Sunset Zone
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm2.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm32.81 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Gray
Pink, Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
Yellow Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long hair-like leaves
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Well drained
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer
Early Summer, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Keep the Soil well drained
Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut back old stems to the ground, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Complete balanced fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Canker, head rot, Mealybugs, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
Skin irritation
Itchiness, Pain and fatigue, Respiratory problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Farmland, small hedge, Wild gardens
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiseptic, Digestive, Liver problems, Skin Disorders, Tonic
Burns, Cough, Fever, Joint pain, Pulmonary tuberculosis, Upset stomach
Part of Plant Used
Branch, Fibres, Flower Stalk, Gum, Leaves, Twigs
Leaves
Other Uses
Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used for fragrance, Used to make hair tonic
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used in paper industry
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Herb, Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
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Botanical Name
ARTEMISIA abrotanum
Eucalyptus
Common Name
lad's love , southern wormwood , old man , boy's love , appleringie , sitherwood
Eucalyptus
In Hindi
southernwood
नीलगिरी
In German
Eberraute
Eukalyptus
In French
aurone ou citronnelle
Eucalyptus
In Spanish
Artemisia abrotanum
Eucalipto
In Greek
Artemisia abrotanum
ευκάλυπτος
In Portuguese
Abrótano
Eucalipto
In Polish
Bylica boże drzewko
Eukaliptus
In Latin
Southernwood
Eucalyptus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Myrtales
Family
Asteraceae
Myrtaceae
Genus
Artemisia
Eucalyptus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
Anthemideae
Eucalypteae
Subfamily
Asteroideae
Myrtoideae
Number of Species
7700
1
27800
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