1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Ornamental Plants
1.3 Origin
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Central America
1.4 Types
not available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Not Available
Cultivated Beds
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1.9 Habit
Not Available
Arching/Fountain-shaped
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
30.00 cm111.75 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Red, Green, Purple, Dark Red
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Pink, Red, White
Brown, Ivory, Pink, White
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Red, Green, Purple
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Seedlings, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Inorganic
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Mosaic viruses
Aphids, Viruses
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Birds
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
no allergic reactions
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Beautification, Borders
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Good for skin and hair
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Antidiarrhoeal, Astringent
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Used as colouring in foods, Used As Food, Used to make yellow and green dye
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Foundation
Cottage garden, Flower borders, Informal Garden
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
AMARANTHUS hypochondriacus
7.2 Common Name
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
Prince's Feather, Prince-of-Wales-Feather
7.2.1 In Hindi
Tuberous Nasturtium
Silver Clary
7.2.2 In German
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
Silber Clary
7.2.3 In French
Capucine tubéreuse
Argent Clary
7.2.4 In Spanish
tuberosa capuchina
Clary plata
7.2.5 In Greek
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
ασημένιο Clary
7.2.6 In Portuguese
tuberosa chagas
prata Clary
7.2.7 In Polish
bulwiaste Nasturcja
Srebrny Clary
7.2.8 In Latin
Morbus nasturtium
Argentum Clary
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Not Available
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Not Available
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Brassicales
Caryophyllales
8.5 Family
Tropaeolaceae
Amaranthaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Amaranthoideae
8.10 Number of Species