Life Span
Annual
Annual or Biennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Flowering Plants
Origin
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Canada
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
108
0
40000
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Habitat
-
Dry areas, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-102-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
7 - 1
Sunset Zone
-
21,22
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Yellow, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Pink, Red, White
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Trumpet
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
Summer, Fall
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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, 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
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires regular 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, 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 leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in early summer, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring
Pests and Diseases
Mosaic viruses
Insects
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Butterflies, Insects
Allergy
-
Corydalis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Sedative
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers
Other Uses
-
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
CORYDALIS sempervirens
Common Name
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
Colic Weed, Pale Fumewort, Pale Corydalis
In Hindi
Tuberous Nasturtium
Capnoides
In German
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
Capnoides
In French
Capucine tubéreuse
capnoides
In Spanish
tuberosa capuchina
Capnoides
In Greek
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
Capnoides
In Portuguese
tuberosa chagas
Capnoides
In Polish
bulwiaste Nasturcja
Capnoides
In Latin
Morbus nasturtium
capnoides
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Basidiomycota
Class
-
Agaricomycetes
Order
Brassicales
Agaricales
Family
Tropaeolaceae
Fumariaceae
Genus
Tropaeolum
Hypholoma
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Fumarieae
Subfamily
-
Fumarioideae
Number of Species
1001
1
27800
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