Template:Plantbox

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Fossil range: {{{fossil_range}}}
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Plant Info
Common name(s): {{{common_names}}}
Growth habit: {{{growth_habit}}}
Height: {{{high}}}
Width: {{{wide}}}
Lifespan: {{{lifespan}}}
Exposure: {{{exposure}}}
Features: {{{features}}}
Poisonous: {{{poisonous}}}
Hardiness: {{{hardiness}}}
USDA Zones: {{{usda_zones}}}
Sunset Zones: {{{sunset_zones}}}


About this template

This template is adopted and significantly changed from an archived Wikipedia version. It makes life easy when transferring info here, while also making it easy to add addition useful gardening information.

Variables and typical classifications:

  • common_names = Rose, Apple, etc
  • growth_habit = Tree, Vine, Bush, Groundcover, Bulbous
  • high = How high does the plant grow (in metric and english)
  • wide = How wide does the plant grown (in metric and english)
  • lifespan = Annual, Perennial, Biennial
  • exposure = Full sun, Part shade/Part sun, Shade
  • features = Naturalizes, fruit, veg, flowers, fragrance, foliage
  • poisonous = Yes (if poisonous) or else leave this out
  • hardiness = Hardy (ie. survives freezing winters), Frost tender (frost kills it), Tender
  • usda_zones = 1-11 (see http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/ushzmap.html )
  • sunset_zones = 1-45 (see http://www.sunset.com/sunset/garden/article/1,20633,845218,00.html )

Copy paste the following (below name in the current taxobox) and fill out

| common_names =
| growth_habit =
| high =
| wide =
| lifespan =
| exposure =
| features =
| hardiness =
| usda_zones =
| sunset_zones =