Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
North America, Canada
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
101
0
40000
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Habitat
-
Forest edges, Hardwood forests, Hillside, Roadsides, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-102-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
7-1
Sunset Zone
-
A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Brown
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Pink, Red, White
Light brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Trumpet
Scale-like imbricate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Early Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mosaic viruses
Red blotch
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
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Birds
Allergy
-
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
constipation, Headache
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Whole plant
Other Uses
-
Air freshner, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used as an insecticide
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation
Edging, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
THUJA occidentalis 'Hetz Midget'
Common Name
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
Northern White Cedar
Eastern Arborvitae
In Hindi
Tuberous Nasturtium
अमेरिकी Arborvitae
In German
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
Lebensbaum
In French
Capucine tubéreuse
Amérique Arborvitae
In Spanish
tuberosa capuchina
Americana Arborvitae
In Greek
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
αμερικανική Arborvitae
In Portuguese
tuberosa chagas
Arborvitae americano
In Polish
bulwiaste Nasturcja
Amerykański Tuja
In Latin
Morbus nasturtium
American Arborvitae
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
-
Class
-
Pinopsida
Order
Brassicales
Pinales
Family
Tropaeolaceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Tropaeolum
Arborvitae
Clade
-
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Cupressoideae
Number of Species
1005
1
27800
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