Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Tree
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Origin
Eastern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Australia
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Types
Mareer, Manjak
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Number of Varieties
1510
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40000
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Habitat
Saline Soils, Sandy areas
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USDA Hardiness Zone
10-158-10
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
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Sunset Zone
H1, H2
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Habit
Oval or Rounded
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
760.00 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
670.00 cm30.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Gold, Orange Red
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Light Green, Chocolate
Pink, Red, White
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Trumpet
Thorns
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✔
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Fall, Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
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
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Pruning
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Root rot, Snails
Mosaic viruses
Plant Tolerance
Drought and Salt
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
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
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Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Dizziness, Throat itching, Vomiting
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden
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Beauty Benefits
Making cosmetics, used as a dye
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Absorbs greenhouse gases, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Shadow Tree
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Acne, Aging, Hair Loss
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves
Fruits
Other Uses
Making Shampoo, Showy Purposes, Used as Biofuel, Used as Ornamental plant
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Used As Indoor Plant
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✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
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✔
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Garden Design
Edible, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Foundation
Botanical Name
CORDIA subcordata
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
Common Name
Beach Cordia, Island Walnut, Kou, Sea Trumpet
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
In Hindi
Cordia subcordata
Tuberous Nasturtium
In German
Cordia subcordata
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
In French
Cordia subcordata
Capucine tubéreuse
In Spanish
Cordia subcordata
tuberosa capuchina
In Greek
Cordia subcordata
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
In Portuguese
Cordia subcordata
tuberosa chagas
In Polish
Cordia subcordata
bulwiaste Nasturcja
In Latin
Cordia subcordata
Morbus nasturtium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Lamiales
Brassicales
Family
Boraginaceae
Tropaeolaceae
Genus
Cordia
Tropaeolum
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
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Tribe
-
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
1100
1
27800
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