Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Epiphyte
Origin
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
South America, Brazil
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
104
0
40000
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Habitat
-
Warmer regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-1013-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-9
Sunset Zone
-
-
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm35.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm40.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Yellow, Green, Yellow green, Burgundy, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
-
Multi-Color
Fruit Color
Pink, Red, White
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Trumpet
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Seedlings
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
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Type
Loam
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
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
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
-
Other Uses
-
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
CATASETUM barbatum
Common Name
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
Bearded Catasetum Orchid, Orchid
In Hindi
Tuberous Nasturtium
bearded catasetum
In German
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
bärtigen catasetum
In French
Capucine tubéreuse
catasetum barbu
In Spanish
tuberosa capuchina
Catasetum barbudo
In Greek
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
γενειοφόρος catasetum
In Portuguese
tuberosa chagas
catasetum barbudo
In Polish
bulwiaste Nasturcja
brodaty catasetum
In Latin
Morbus nasturtium
Volunt barbati Catasetum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Tracheophyta
Class
-
Liliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Orchidales
Family
Tropaeolaceae
Orchidaceae
Genus
Tropaeolum
Catasetum
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Cymbidieae
Subfamily
-
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
10073
1
27800
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