Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Grass
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Origin
United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico, Caribbean
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Types
Ornamental Grass
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Number of Varieties
2010
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40000
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Habitat
marshes, Riverbanks, Sandy areas, Tropical rainforest
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USDA Hardiness Zone
5-108-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 5
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Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
Clump-Forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Orange Red
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Light brown, Light Green
Pink, Red, White
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Olive
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Dark Green, Dark Red, Bronze
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Trumpet
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Fall, Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site, Drought
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Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of 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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Borers, Red blotch
Mosaic viruses
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Skin irritation
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
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Beauty Benefits
-
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Fruits
Other Uses
Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover, Mixed Border, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Foundation
Botanical Name
TRIPSACUM dactyloides
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
Common Name
Eastern Gamagrass
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
In Hindi
पूर्वी Gamagrass
Tuberous Nasturtium
In German
Eastern Gamagrass
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
In French
Gamagrass Orient
Capucine tubéreuse
In Spanish
Maicillo del Este
tuberosa capuchina
In Greek
Ανατολική Gamagrass
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
In Portuguese
Gamagrass Oriental
tuberosa chagas
In Polish
Eastern Gamagrass
bulwiaste Nasturcja
In Latin
Orientalium Gamagrass
Morbus nasturtium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
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Class
Liliopsida
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Order
Poales
Brassicales
Family
Poaceae
Tropaeolaceae
Genus
Tripsacum
Tropaeolum
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
Andropogoneae
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Subfamily
Panicoideae
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Number of Species
1100
1
27800
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