Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Flowering Plants
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Origin
Eastern Asia
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Types
Darjeeling Red , Donald Lowndes , Superba
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Number of Varieties
3510
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40000
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Habitat
High elevation
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USDA Hardiness Zone
5-98-10
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
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Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
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Habit
Clump-Forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm30.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
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Pink, Red, White
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Burgundy, Silver
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Burgundy, Silver
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Burgundy, Silver
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Bi-lobed
Trumpet
Thorns
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✘
✔
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Fall, Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Light Frost
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Layering, Root Division, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting
From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Never Over-water
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, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Fungal leaf spots
Mosaic viruses
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
✔
✘
✔
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Attracts
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Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Diarrhea, Stomach pain
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, bank hedging, Cottage Garden
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Beauty Benefits
Skin irritation
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
bowel syndrome, Gastrointestinal disorders, hypertension
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Part of Plant Used
Root, Root bark
Fruits
Other Uses
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Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
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Garden Design
Container, Mixed Border
Foundation
Botanical Name
PERSICARIA microcephala 'Dragon's Eye'
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
Common Name
Dragon's Eye Fleeceflower, Fleeceflower
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
In Hindi
fleeceflower
Tuberous Nasturtium
In German
fleeceflower
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
In French
fleeceflower
Capucine tubéreuse
In Spanish
Polygonum affine
tuberosa capuchina
In Greek
fleeceflower
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
In Portuguese
fleeceflower
tuberosa chagas
In Polish
fleeceflower
bulwiaste Nasturcja
In Latin
fleeceflower
Morbus nasturtium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
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Class
Agaricomycetes
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Order
Caryophyllales
Brassicales
Family
Polygonaceae
Tropaeolaceae
Genus
Periscaria
Tropaeolum
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
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Tribe
-
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
50100
1
27800
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