Life Span
Annual
Type
Flowering Plants, Herbs, Shrubs
Origin
Southern Asia, India
Types
Crotalaria benghalensis Lam.
Crotalaria fenestrata Sims
Crotalaria ferestrata Sims
Crotalaria porrecta Wall.
Crotalaria sericea Willd.
Crotalaria tenuifolia Roxb.
Crotalaria viminea Wall.
Number of Varieties
7
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Mountain tops, Temperate Regions, Terrestrial
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 4
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm
Rank: 85 (Overall)
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Gold
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Thorns
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6% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
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68% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Insects, Moth, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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18% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
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10% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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36% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
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4% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
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27% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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26% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
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44% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Showy Bark
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No - Annual Plants Garden Plants has it !
Foliage Texture
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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2% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Invasive
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
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87% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
-
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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71% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antispasmodic, Cold, Cough, Diarrhea, Digestive disorders, Jaundice, Liver problems, Urinary tract problems, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
Culinary use
Used As Indoor Plant
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33% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Edging
Botanical Name
Apocynum cannabinum
Common Name
Dogbane, milkweed, honeybloom, bitter root, black
hemp, hemp dogbane, lechuguilla, westernwall
In Hindi
भारतीय गांजा
In German
Indischer Hanf
In French
chanvre indien
In Spanish
El cáñamo indio
In Greek
ινδική κάνναβη
In Portuguese
cânhamo indiano
In Polish
Konopie indyjskie
In Latin
Latin Hemp
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
-
Class
-
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Crotalaria
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Crotalarieae
Subfamily
Faboideae
Number of Species
400
Rank: 50 (Overall)
1
27800
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