Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Palm or Cycad
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Origin
Australia
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Types
Wodyetia bifurcata
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Number of Varieties
310
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40000
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Habitat
Forest edges
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USDA Hardiness Zone
10-158-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
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Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 24
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Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
760.00 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm30.00 cm
0
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
Orange Red
Pink, Red, White
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Trumpet
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Fall, Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site, Drought, Salt
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water twice a day in the initial period
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
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires little pruning
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
Pests and diseases free
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Fruits
Other Uses
-
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Street Trees, Tropical
Foundation
Botanical Name
WODYETIA bifurcata
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
Common Name
Foxtail Palm
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
In Hindi
Foxtail palm
Tuberous Nasturtium
In German
Fuchsschwanz -palme
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
In French
sétaire palme
Capucine tubéreuse
In Spanish
la cola de zorra de palma
tuberosa capuchina
In Greek
αλωπέκουρου παλάμη
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
In Portuguese
foxtail palma
tuberosa chagas
In Polish
włośnica palmowy
bulwiaste Nasturcja
In Latin
foxtail palmarum
Morbus nasturtium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
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Class
Liliopsida
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Order
Arecales
Brassicales
Family
Arecaceae
Tropaeolaceae
Genus
Wodyetia
Tropaeolum
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Arecoideae
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Number of Species
27100
1
27800
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