Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Southern Africa
Types
-
Manihot esculenta, Euphorbia esula
Number of Varieties
10-
0
40000
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Habitat
-
Desert, rocky banks of streams, Sandy stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-10-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-10
Sunset Zone
-
21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm90.00 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
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Pink, Red, White
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Trumpet
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very 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
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Spores, 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
Do not water frequently
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 branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mosaic viruses
Red blotch
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
-
Allergy
-
allergic conjunctivitis, Toxic, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Laxative
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
-
Other Uses
-
Used to poison animals during hunting
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation
Container, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
EUPHORBIA virosa
Common Name
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
Gifboom
In Hindi
Tuberous Nasturtium
Gifboom
In German
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
Namibische Giftwolfmilch
In French
Capucine tubéreuse
Euphorbia virosa
In Spanish
tuberosa capuchina
Euphorbia virosa
In Greek
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
Euphorbia virosa
In Portuguese
tuberosa chagas
Euphorbia virosa
In Polish
bulwiaste Nasturcja
Euphorbia virosa
In Latin
Morbus nasturtium
Euphorbia virosa
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Angiosperms
Class
-
-
Order
Brassicales
Malpighiales
Family
Tropaeolaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Tropaeolum
Euphorbia
Clade
-
Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Euphorbioideae
Number of Species
100-
1
27800
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