Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Aquatics
Shrub
Origin
Australia, New Zealand
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Types
Myriophyllum aquaticum
Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia annua, Artemisia ludoviciana
Number of Varieties
17200
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, Ponds, stream banks
Subtropical forests, Tropical Forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-12-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-6
12-8
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm150.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm150.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Dark Red, Ivory
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Yellow Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
bipinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
waterlogging
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune regularly, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
iron-rich fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
Sap-Sucking Insects, Stem rot
Aphids, Gray leaf blight, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
waterlogging
Drought, Salt
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Fine
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Insects
Allergy
-
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Water gardening
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Skin inflammation
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antioxidants, Fever, Inflammation, Malaria
Part of Plant Used
-
Leaves
Other Uses
-
Medicinal oil, Oil is used for aromatherapy
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Groundcover, Tropical, Water Gardens
Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
MYRIOPHYLLUM propinquum
Artemisia annua
Common Name
Parrot's Feather, Watermilfoil
sweet wormwood, sweet annie, sweet sagewort, annual mugwort
In Hindi
watermilfoil
Artemisia
In German
watermilfoil
Artemisia
In French
myriophylle
Artemisia
In Spanish
watermilfoil
Artemisia
In Greek
watermilfoil
Αρτεμίσια
In Portuguese
watermilfoil
Artemisia
In Polish
watermilfoil
Artemisia
In Latin
watermilfoil
Artemisia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Saxifragales
Asterales
Family
Haloragaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Myriophyllum
Artemisia
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Anthemideae
Subfamily
-
Asteroideae
Number of Species
69400
1
27800
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