Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Fruit, Vegetable
Vegetable
Origin
Mediterranean, Middle East
Mexico, Caribbean, Central America
Types
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Green Tomatillo, Purple Tomatillo
Number of Varieties
4040
0
40000
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Habitat
Fields, Grassland, Hillside
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-96-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12*1
Sunset Zone
-
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
Habit
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Oval/Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Yellow, Sandy Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow
Green, Purple, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Light Yellow
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
oblong or obovate
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the Soil well drained, Needs a lot of water initially
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Drought Tolerant, Average Water
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove all suckers, Remove wet foliage
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Cercospora leaf spot, Charcoal rot, fungus, Red blotch
Fungal Diseases
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Leafminer
Birds, Flea beetles
Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy, Chest Pain, Diarrhea, Skin irritation
Arthritis, Inflammation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
Acne, Anti-ageing, Moisturizing, Removes dandruff
Good for skin
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Manganese, Potassium, Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin C
Cancer, Diabetes, Energy, Opthalmic
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Stem
Fruits
Other Uses
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
Used for making green salsas and chilli sauce, Used in salads
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vegetable
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Botanical Name
Trigonella foenum-graecum
PHYSALIS philadelphica
Common Name
Fenugreek
Green Tomato, Mexican Groundcherry, Tomatillo
In Hindi
मेंथी
Tomatillos
In German
Bockshornklee
Tomatillos
In French
Fenugrec
Tomatilles
In Spanish
Fenogreco
Tomatillos
In Greek
Τριγωνέλλα
Tomatillos
In Portuguese
fenacho
Tomatillos
In Polish
Kozieradka
Tomatillos
In Latin
Graecum
Tomatillos
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Solanales
Family
Fabaceae
Solanaceae
Genus
Trigonella
Physalis
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Trifolieae
Physaleae
Subfamily
Faboideae
Solanoideae
Number of Species
3675
1
27800
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