1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Tender Perennial
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
1.3 Origin
Southeastern Asia
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
1.4 Types
Not Available
not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Rainforest, Well Drained
Not Available
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
not available
1.9 Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Not Available
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
15.20 cm30.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.50 cm30.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Pink, Red, White
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Not Available
Green, Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Fall, Spring, Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
From Rhizomes
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water in the early morning hours
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Mosaic viruses
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Not Available
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Foundation
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
LUDISIA argyroneura
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
7.2 Common Name
Jewel Orchid
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
7.2.1 In Hindi
Jewel Orchid
Tuberous Nasturtium
7.2.2 In German
Jewel Orchid
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
7.2.3 In French
Jewel Orchid
Capucine tubéreuse
7.2.4 In Spanish
joya de la orquídea
tuberosa capuchina
7.2.5 In Greek
Jewel Orchid
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Jewel Orchid
tuberosa chagas
7.2.7 In Polish
Jewel Orchid
bulwiaste Nasturcja
7.2.8 In Latin
Jewel Orchid
Morbus nasturtium
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Not Available
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Orchidaceae
Tropaeolaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
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8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species