Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
China
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
10-
0
40000
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Habitat
-
Upland
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-108-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
-
21,22
Habit
-
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Pink, Red, White
Crimson
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
Elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Grafting, 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, Medium, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water more in summer
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam
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
Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Fertilize after blooming period, fertilize in growing season
Pests and Diseases
Mosaic viruses
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Shade areas
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Insects
Allergy
-
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Diabetes, Nutrients, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Leaves
Other Uses
-
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in paper industry
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation
Cutflower, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
DAPHNE acutiloba
Common Name
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
Daphne plant
In Hindi
Tuberous Nasturtium
डाफ्ने संयंत्र
In German
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
Daphne Pflanzen
In French
Capucine tubéreuse
plante Daphne
In Spanish
tuberosa capuchina
planta de Daphne
In Greek
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
Δάφνη φυτών
In Portuguese
tuberosa chagas
Daphne planta
In Polish
bulwiaste Nasturcja
Daphne roślin
In Latin
Morbus nasturtium
Daphne plant
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
-
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Malvales
Family
Tropaeolaceae
Thymelaeaceae
Genus
Tropaeolum
Daphne
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
10095
1
27800
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