Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Palm or Cycad
Origin
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Madagascar
Types
-
Hyophorbe verschaffeltii
Number of Varieties
1010
0
40000
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Habitat
-
Islands, limestone outcrops, Terrestrial
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-1010-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-10
Sunset Zone
-
H1, H2, 24
Habit
-
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm460.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm240.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Orange, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Pink, Red, White
Orange Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Trumpet
feather-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
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
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full 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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
-
Allergy
-
Asthma, Rhinitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Decorating walls, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Aging, Malaria, Metabolic disorders
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Fruits, Leaves, Tree trunks
Other Uses
-
Biodiesel, Wax
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Tropical
Botanical Name
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
HYOPHORBE verschaffeltii
Common Name
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
Spindle Palm
In Hindi
Tuberous Nasturtium
Spindle Palm
In German
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
Spindelpalme
In French
Capucine tubéreuse
Palmiste marron
In Spanish
tuberosa capuchina
Hyophorbe verschaffeltii
In Greek
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
Spindle Palm
In Portuguese
tuberosa chagas
Spindle Palm
In Polish
bulwiaste Nasturcja
Hyophorbe verschaffeltii
In Latin
Morbus nasturtium
Spindle Palm
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Tracheophyta
Class
-
Liliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Arecales
Family
Tropaeolaceae
Arecaceae
Genus
Tropaeolum
Hyophorbe
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
100170
1
27800
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