Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Types
-
buttercup
Number of Varieties
101
0
40000
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Habitat
-
meadows, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-10-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
8-1
Sunset Zone
-
21,22
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm5.10 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm10.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
White, Yellow, Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Pink, Red, White
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Trumpet
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Divison, reseeds
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
Average Water Needs
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, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Ants, Insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antirheumatic, Astringent, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
-
Cleanser
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation
Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
Ranunculus ficaria
Common Name
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
Figwort, Lesser Celandine
In Hindi
Tuberous Nasturtium
Lesser Celandine
In German
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
Scharbockskraut
In French
Capucine tubéreuse
Ficaire
In Spanish
tuberosa capuchina
celidonia menor
In Greek
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
Lesser Celandine
In Portuguese
tuberosa chagas
Lesser Celandine
In Polish
bulwiaste Nasturcja
Ziarnopłon wiosenny
In Latin
Morbus nasturtium
Pavasara mazpurenīte
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Ranunculales
Family
Tropaeolaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Tropaeolum
Ficaria
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
1001
1
27800
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