Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Origin
Russia/Siberia
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Types
Shrub
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Number of Varieties
310
0
40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions
-
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-78-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
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Sunset Zone
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
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Habit
Spreading
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
2,330.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Dark Green
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Pink, Red, White
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green, Copper
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Sienna, Burgundy, Bronze
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Scale-like imbricate
Trumpet
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Fall, Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Shade areas
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Semi-hardwood cuttings
From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water during dry weather, Water occasionally
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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
slow-release fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Mosaic viruses
Plant Tolerance
Shade areas
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Fruits
Other Uses
Used for bedding in gardens
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Foundation
Botanical Name
MICROBIOTA decussata
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
Common Name
Microbiota, Siberian carpet cypress, Russian arbor vitae
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
In Hindi
माइक्रोबायोटा
Tuberous Nasturtium
In German
Mikrobiota
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
In French
microbiote
Capucine tubéreuse
In Spanish
microbiota
tuberosa capuchina
In Greek
μικροχλωρίδας
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
In Portuguese
microbiota
tuberosa chagas
In Polish
mikroflory
bulwiaste Nasturcja
In Latin
Microbiota
Morbus nasturtium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
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Class
Pinopsida
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Order
Pinales
Brassicales
Family
Cupressaceae
Tropaeolaceae
Genus
Microbiota
Tropaeolum
Clade
-
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
1100
1
27800
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