Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Shrub
Origin
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
North America, United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Canada
Types
-
Blue False Indigo
White False Indigo
Number of Varieties
102
0
40000
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Habitat
-
gardens, Grassland, Warmer regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-102-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
8-1
Sunset Zone
-
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Habit
-
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Purple
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Pink, Red, White
Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Light Green, Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green, Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Light Green, Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Trumpet
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mosaic viruses
Red blotch
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Whole plant
Other Uses
-
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation
Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
AMORPHA canescens
Common Name
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
False Indigo
In Hindi
Tuberous Nasturtium
इंडिगो
In German
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
falsches Indigo
In French
Capucine tubéreuse
faux Indigo
In Spanish
tuberosa capuchina
Falso Indigo
In Greek
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
Λάθος Indigo
In Portuguese
tuberosa chagas
false Indigo
In Polish
bulwiaste Nasturcja
fałsz Indigo
In Latin
Morbus nasturtium
falsum indicum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
-
Order
Brassicales
Fabales
Family
Tropaeolaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Tropaeolum
Amorpha
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
10021
1
27800
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