Nasturtium

Texas Bluebonnet

About Nasturtium and Texas Bluebonnet

Nasturtium

Texas Bluebonnet

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Shrub

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

South America

Texas

1.4 Types

Annuals

Ornamental Plant

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Roadsides, Sandy areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-113-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

9 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

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

1.9 Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

15.40 cm25.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

25.40 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Red, Orange

White, Blue, Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Tan

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

White, Light Green

Green, Sea Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

White, Light Green

Green, Sea Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

White, Light Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Orbicular

Palmate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Bedding, Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loamy, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antibacterial, Antibiotic, Anti-fungal, Antiseptic, Depurative, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Expectorant, Stimulates new cell growth

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as an insecticide, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Animal Feed, Culinary use, Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Groundcover

Bedding Plant, Hanging Basket

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

TROPAEOLUM majus

LUPINUS subcarnosus

7.2 Common Name

Indian Cress, Nasturtium

Bluebonnet, Texas Bluebonnet

7.2.1 In Hindi

Tropaeolum majus

texas bluebonnet

7.2.2 In German

Tropaeolum majus

texas Blaue Lupine

7.2.3 In French

Tropaeolum majus

texas bluebonnet

7.2.4 In Spanish

Tropaeolum majus

texas Bluebonnet

7.2.5 In Greek

Tropaeolum majus

texas bluebonnet

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Tropaeolum majus

texas bluebonnet

7.2.7 In Polish

nasturcja większa

texas bluebonnet

7.2.8 In Latin

Tropaeolum majus

Texas lory

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Brassicales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Tropaeolaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Tropaeolum

Lupinus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Genisteae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Faboideae

8.10 Number of Species

80NA

1 27800

Properties of Nasturtium and Texas Bluebonnet

Wondering what are the properties of Nasturtium and Texas Bluebonnet? We provide you with everything About Nasturtium and Texas Bluebonnet. Nasturtium doesn't have thorns and Texas Bluebonnet doesn't have thorns. Also Nasturtium does not have fragrant flowers. Nasturtium has allergic reactions like Not Available and Texas Bluebonnet has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Nasturtium and Texas Bluebonnet and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Nasturtium and Texas Bluebonnet

Season and care of Nasturtium and Texas Bluebonnet is important to know. While considering everything about Nasturtium and Texas Bluebonnet Care, growing season is an essential factor. Nasturtium season is Spring and Summer and Texas Bluebonnet season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Nasturtium is Loam, Sand and for Texas Bluebonnet is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Nasturtium is Neutral and for Texas Bluebonnet is Neutral, Alkaline.

Nasturtium and Texas Bluebonnet Physical Information

Nasturtium and Texas Bluebonnet physical information is very important for comparison. Nasturtium height is 15.40 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Texas Bluebonnet height is 25.40 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Nasturtium and Texas Bluebonnet are as follows:

Nasturtium flower color: Yellow, Red and Orange
Nasturtium leaf color: White and Light Green
Texas Bluebonnet flower color: White, Blue and Purple
Texas Bluebonnet leaf color: Green and Sea Green

Care of Nasturtium and Texas Bluebonnet

Care of Nasturtium and Texas Bluebonnet include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Nasturtium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Texas Bluebonnet pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Nasturtium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Texas Bluebonnet needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.