Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Type
Shrub
Origin
Southeastern Asia, India
Types
Crossandra, Firecracker Plant
Number of Varieties
50
Rank: 73 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
gardens, Homesteads, Urban areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-15
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-9
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
40.60 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Light Yellow, Peach, Orange Red
Flower Color Modifier
-
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Thorns
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15% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
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44% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
Tolerances
-
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season, Water more in summer
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Insects
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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32% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
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9% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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54% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
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8% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
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13% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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9% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
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54% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Showy Bark
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12% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
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12% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Invasive
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6% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
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49% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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62% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cold, Cough, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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36% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
CROSSANDRA infundibuliformis
Common Name
Firecracker Flower
In Hindi
आबोली
In German
Kracher-Blume
In French
Firecracker fleur
In Spanish
flor petardo
In Greek
πυροτέχνημα λουλούδι
In Portuguese
flor foguete
In Polish
petarda kwiat
In Latin
flos Firecracker
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
-
Class
-
Order
Lamiales
Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Crossandra
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Subfamily
Brodiaeoideae
Number of Species
5
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1
27800
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