Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Perennial
Origin
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Canada
Mexico
Types
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Sringar, Mexican Single, Pearl
Number of Varieties
84
0
40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, Rocky areas
Cold Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-77-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7 - 1
11-7
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Pink
White, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green
Green, Sea Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green
Green, Sea Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green
Blue Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs, From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
cut main flower spike, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
fertilize in early summer, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring
8-8-8, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Insects
Aphids, Mites, Thripes
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Insects
Butterflies
Allergy
Corydalis
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Skin inflammation
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Sedative
Antidepressant, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Sedative
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Decoration Purposes, Making deodorants, Making Perfumes, Used as essential oil, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
CORYDALIS sempervirens
POLIANTHES tuberosa
Common Name
Colic Weed, Pale Fumewort, Pale Corydalis
Tuberose
In Hindi
Capnoides
रजनीगंधा
In German
Capnoides
Tuberose
In French
capnoides
Tubéreuse
In Spanish
Capnoides
nardo
In Greek
Capnoides
Τουμπερόζα
In Portuguese
Capnoides
Tuberosa
In Polish
Capnoides
Tuberoza
In Latin
capnoides
Tuberose
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Magnoliophyta
Class
Agaricomycetes
Liliopsida
Order
Agaricales
Asparagales
Family
Fumariaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Hypholoma
Polianthes
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Fumarieae
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Subfamily
Fumarioideae
-
Number of Species
112
1
27800
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