Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Grass
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Origin
Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Types
Akia Beruin Red, Ofada Rice, Topaz
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Number of Varieties
4000010
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40000
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Habitat
Muddy habitat
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USDA Hardiness Zone
8-158-10
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
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Sunset Zone
-
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Habit
Clump-Forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
-30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
22.00 cm30.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
White
Pink, Red, White
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Trumpet
Thorns
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✘
✔
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Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Fall, Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
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Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site, Salt
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep plant submerged in water
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
In Summer
Ample Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Winter
Consistently
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Pruning
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Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
Fertilize the soil before planting, Phosphorous, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bacteria, Birds, fungus, Nematodes, Rats, Snails, Viruses
Mosaic viruses
Plant Tolerance
Salt, 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
Birds
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Energy, High blood pressure, Skin Disorders, Swelling
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Part of Plant Used
Seeds
Fruits
Other Uses
Starch, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
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Used As Indoor Plant
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✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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✘
✔
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Garden Design
Container, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Foundation
Botanical Name
ORYZA
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
Common Name
Rice
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
In Hindi
चावल
Tuberous Nasturtium
In German
Reis
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
In French
riz
Capucine tubéreuse
In Spanish
arroz
tuberosa capuchina
In Greek
ρύζι
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
In Portuguese
arroz
tuberosa chagas
In Polish
ryż
bulwiaste Nasturcja
In Latin
rice
Morbus nasturtium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Liliopsida
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Order
Cyperales
Brassicales
Family
Poaceae
Tropaeolaceae
Genus
Oryza
Tropaeolum
Clade
-
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Tribe
-
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
25100
1
27800
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