Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Palm or Cycad
Origin
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Caribbean
Types
-
Wild sago
Number of Varieties
103
0
40000
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Habitat
-
Loamy soils, Sandy areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-108-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-8
Sunset Zone
-
H1, H2, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm150.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Pink, Red, White
Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Trumpet
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
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
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, 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
Requires watering in the growing season, Water occasionally
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, Partial shade
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 growing season, Nitrogen, Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Mosaic viruses
Mealybugs
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Whole plant
Other Uses
-
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation
Container, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
ZAMIA pumila
Common Name
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
Coontie
In Hindi
Tuberous Nasturtium
Coontie
In German
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
Coontie
In French
Capucine tubéreuse
coontie
In Spanish
tuberosa capuchina
coontie
In Greek
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
Coontie
In Portuguese
tuberosa chagas
Coontie
In Polish
bulwiaste Nasturcja
Coontie
In Latin
Morbus nasturtium
Coontie
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Cycadophyta
Class
-
Cycadopsida
Order
Brassicales
Cycadales
Family
Tropaeolaceae
Zamiaceae
Genus
Tropaeolum
Zamia
Clade
-
-
Tribe
-
Zamieae
Subfamily
-
Zamioideae
Number of Species
10027
1
27800
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