1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Epiphyte
1.3 Origin
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Mexico, Central America
1.4 Types
not available
not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Not Available
Rocky areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1.9 Habit
Not Available
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
30.00 cm25.40 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.00 cm35.60 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Orange, Yellow green, Gold, Light Green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Pink, Red, White
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Not Available
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Not Available
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Divison, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
Requires watering in the growing season
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Not Available
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Prune ocassionally
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in summer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Mosaic viruses
Black Spot, Scale
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Bouquets, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Foundation
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
LYCASTE cochleata
7.2 Common Name
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
Lycaste Orchid, Shell-shaped Anther Lycaste
7.2.1 In Hindi
Tuberous Nasturtium
Lycaste Orchid
7.2.2 In German
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
Lycaste Orchidee
7.2.3 In French
Capucine tubéreuse
Lycaste orchidée
7.2.4 In Spanish
tuberosa capuchina
Lycaste orquídea
7.2.5 In Greek
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
Lycaste ορχιδέα
7.2.6 In Portuguese
tuberosa chagas
Lycaste orquídea
7.2.7 In Polish
bulwiaste Nasturcja
Lycaste orchidea
7.2.8 In Latin
Morbus nasturtium
braemii orchid
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Not Available
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Tropaeolaceae
Orchidaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Maxillarieae
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Epidendroideae
8.10 Number of Species