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Tropaeolum bicolor

Botanic Family

Tropaeolaceae

Author

Ruiz & Pavon

Propagation

S.

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Shrubland
• creekside
• cloud forest
• streamside shrubland

Flowering Times

• Mar
• Aug
• Nov

Fruiting Times

Scrambling high-climbing glabrous twining herb with peltate-nerved mucronate 7-lobed leaves to 70mm x 55mm. Pale orange flowers darker inside, upper petals yellow 13mm, lower petals scarlet, fringed, to 15mm long with yellow spur 42mm x 6mm, sepals to 18mm long. Tuberous roots

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• The Plant List 2
• Botanicus
• FOPE