Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Grass
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Origin
World/Pandemic, Europe
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
2010
0
40000
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Habitat
Lake margins, Open areas, Stream side, Wet ground
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USDA Hardiness Zone
4-88-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 3
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Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
Mat-forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
10.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, White
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Pink, Red, White
Leaf Color in Spring
White, Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
White, Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Brown
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Trumpet
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Fall, Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction
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Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison
From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Reduce watering in winter, Requires regular watering
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune to stimulate growth
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
Doesn't require fertilization when grown in rich soil
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Mosaic viruses
Plant Tolerance
Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction, Wet Site
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bugs
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Fruits
Other Uses
Biodiesel
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Mixed Border
Foundation
Botanical Name
PHALARIS arundinacea var. picta
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
Common Name
Canary Reedgrass, Ribbon Grass
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
In Hindi
Ribbon Grass
Tuberous Nasturtium
In German
rohrglanzgras
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
In French
roseau
Capucine tubéreuse
In Spanish
hierba cinta and pasto cinto
tuberosa capuchina
In Greek
κορδέλα Grass
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
In Portuguese
caniço-malhado
tuberosa chagas
In Polish
Wstążka Trawa
bulwiaste Nasturcja
In Latin
Ribbon Grass
Morbus nasturtium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Liliopsida
-
Order
Cyperales
Brassicales
Family
Poaceae
Tropaeolaceae
Genus
Phalaris
Tropaeolum
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
200100
1
27800
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