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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Perennial

Origin

Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
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Types

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Benediction lungwort, Excalibur lungwort

Number of Varieties

1018
0 40000
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Habitat

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Forest edges, Mountains

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-104-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

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8-4

Sunset Zone

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1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

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Cushion/Mound-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm25.50 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.00 cm30.50 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Pink, Rose, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

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Fruit Color

Pink, Red, White
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Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green
Green, Gray Green, Silver

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Green, Gray Green, Silver

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Green, Gray Green, Silver

Leaf Color in Winter

Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Trumpet
Lung shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Growth Rate

Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam
Clay, 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
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

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Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

From Rhizomes
Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
Water when soil is dry, when new, water every week

In Summer

Lots of watering
Drought Tolerant

In Spring

Moderate
Average Water

In Winter

Average Water
Adequately

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full 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
Powdery mildew, Slugs

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

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
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds
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Allergy

-
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Provides ground cover

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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Astringent, Demulcent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emollient, Exoectorant, Homeopathy, Opthalmic, Resolvent

Part of Plant Used

Fruits
Leaves

Other Uses

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Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Foundation
Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
PULMONARIA 'Berries and Cream' PP10597

Common Name

Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
Berries and Cream Lungwort, Lungwort

In Hindi

Tuberous Nasturtium
Lungwort

In German

Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
Lungenkraut

In French

Capucine tubéreuse
pulmonaire

In Spanish

tuberosa capuchina
Lungwort

In Greek

Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
Lungwort

In Portuguese

tuberosa chagas
pulmonária

In Polish

bulwiaste Nasturcja
płucnik

In Latin

Morbus nasturtium
Lungwort

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

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Ascomycota

Class

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Ascomycetes

Order

Brassicales
Peltigerales

Family

Tropaeolaceae
Boraginaceae

Genus

Tropaeolum
Pulmonaria

Clade

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Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

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Boragineae

Subfamily

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Boraginoideae

Number of Species

10018
1 27800
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Difference Between Mashua and Lungwort

If you are confused whether Mashua or Lungwort are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Mashua and Lungwort Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Mashua are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Lungwort fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Mashua and Lungwort if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Mashua and Lungwort

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Mashua and Lungwort. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Mashua and Lungwort as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Mashua is whereas of Lungwort is Astringent, Demulcent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emollient, Exoectorant, Homeopathy, Opthalmic and Resolvent. Mashua has beauty benefits as follows: while Lungwort has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Mashua vs Lungwort

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Mashua vs Lungwort and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Mashua are whereas of Lungwort have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Mashua has no showy fruits and Lungwort has no showy fruits. Also Mashua is flowering and Lungwort is not flowering . You can compare Mashua and Lungwort facts and facts of other plants too.