Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Tree
Origin
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
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Types
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Chitalpa tashkentensis
Number of Varieties
103
0
40000
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Habitat
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Dry areas, Semi desert
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-107-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
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9-5
Sunset Zone
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3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
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Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm460.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm460.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
White, Purple, Pink, Light Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
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Bicolor
Fruit Color
Pink, Red, White
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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
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Trumpet
Long Elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full 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 Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
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Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
Keep ground moist, Water Deeply, Water less during winter
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
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning, Requires very little pruning
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season
Pests and Diseases
Mosaic viruses
Insects, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Heat Tolerance
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
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Amazing growth rate, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers
Other Uses
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Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
X CHITALPA tashkentensis
Common Name
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
Chitalpa
In Hindi
Tuberous Nasturtium
Chitalpa संयंत्र
In German
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
Chitalpa Pflanze
In French
Capucine tubéreuse
plante Chitalpa
In Spanish
tuberosa capuchina
planta Chitalpa
In Greek
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
φυτό Chitalpa
In Portuguese
tuberosa chagas
planta Chitalpa
In Polish
bulwiaste Nasturcja
Chitalpa roślin
In Latin
Morbus nasturtium
Chitalpa herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
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Magnoliophyta
Class
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Order
Brassicales
Lamiales
Family
Tropaeolaceae
Bignoniaceae
Genus
Tropaeolum
Chitalpa
Clade
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Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
1002
1
27800
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