Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Fern
Origin
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
North America, Caribbean, Eastern Asia
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
1050
0
40000
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Habitat
-
Boggy areas, By seashore, Coastal Regions, Moist woods, Swamps
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-102-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
10-1
Sunset Zone
-
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6
Habit
-
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
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
Yellow, Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Trumpet
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
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
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought, Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Divison, Spores
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
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
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
In late autumn, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Mosaic viruses
Insects, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Wet Site
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Insects
Allergy
-
Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation, weakness
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Good for skin
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Shelter for wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Nutrients
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Leaves
Other Uses
-
Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation
Bog Garden, Edible, Mixed Border, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
OSMUNDA cinnamomea
Common Name
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
Cinnamon Fern
In Hindi
Tuberous Nasturtium
दालचीनी फर्न
In German
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
Zimt Farn
In French
Capucine tubéreuse
Cinnamon Fern
In Spanish
tuberosa capuchina
helecho canela
In Greek
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
κανέλα Fern
In Portuguese
tuberosa chagas
Cinnamon Fern
In Polish
bulwiaste Nasturcja
Cynamon Fern
In Latin
Morbus nasturtium
Fern cinnamomum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
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Pteridophyta
Class
-
Polypodiopsida
Order
Brassicales
Osmundales
Family
Tropaeolaceae
Osmundaceae
Genus
Tropaeolum
Osmundastrum
Clade
-
-
Tribe
-
Apameini
Subfamily
-
Noctuinae
Number of Species
100200
1
27800
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