Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Flowering Plants
Origin
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Morocco
Types
-
Linaria vulgaris
Number of Varieties
10150
0
40000
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Habitat
-
Desert, Mediterranean region, subtropical regions, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-103-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9 - 1
Sunset Zone
-
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm12.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
White, Yellow, Purple, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Pink, Red, White
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Trumpet
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Seedlings
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, Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun
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
Balanced liquid fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mosaic viruses
Aphids, Powdery mildew
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Birds, Butterflies, pollinators
Allergy
-
Mild Allergen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
-
Other Uses
-
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation
Mixed Border, Rock Garden
Botanical Name
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
LINARIA maroccana
Common Name
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
Baby Snapdragon, Morocco Toadflax, Toadflax
In Hindi
Tuberous Nasturtium
Toadflax
In German
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
Toadflax
In French
Capucine tubéreuse
Toadflax
In Spanish
tuberosa capuchina
Toadflax
In Greek
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
Toadflax
In Portuguese
tuberosa chagas
Linária
In Polish
bulwiaste Nasturcja
Toadflax
In Latin
Morbus nasturtium
Toadflax
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Scrophulariales
Family
Tropaeolaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Tropaeolum
Linaria
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Antirrhineae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
100250
1
27800
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