Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Grass
Origin
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Texas, Canada, Mexico
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
104
0
40000
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Habitat
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meadows, Prairies, Riverbanks, Roadsides, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-102-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
7 - 1
Sunset Zone
-
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm38.10 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm152.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Purple
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Pink, Red, White
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Blue Green, Burgundy, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Tan, Sandy Brown
Shape
Leaf Shape
Trumpet
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
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
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Medium
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mosaic viruses
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
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, Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for animals, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Leaves, Stem
Other Uses
-
Decoration Purposes, Food for animals
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Wildflower
Botanical Name
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
ANDROPOGON gerardii
Common Name
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
Big Bluestem, Turkey Foot
In Hindi
Tuberous Nasturtium
Big Bluestem grass
In German
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
Große Bartgras
In French
Capucine tubéreuse
Barbon de Gérard herbe
In Spanish
tuberosa capuchina
hierba andropogon grande
In Greek
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
Big BLUESTEM γρασίδι
In Portuguese
tuberosa chagas
Vetiver grande grama
In Polish
bulwiaste Nasturcja
Big Bluestem trawa
In Latin
Morbus nasturtium
Big bluestem herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Lillosida
Order
Brassicales
Poaceae
Family
Tropaeolaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Tropaeolum
Andropogon
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
100150
1
27800
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