Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Aquatics
Origin
China, Japan
Australia
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
301
0
40000
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Habitat
Well Drained
along watercourse, Banks, Lake Sides, Near ponds
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-97-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12-6
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm250.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue Violet
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Light Green, Dark Red
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green
Light Green, Dark Red
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
Light Green, Dark Red
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green, Gray Green, Dark Red
Shape
Leaf Shape
Rhomboid
Round
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
In Water
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting
Spores
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering, Water Deeply
Keep immersed in water
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, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
bees, Red blotch, Whiteflies
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Drought and Wet Site, Variety of soil types
Drought
Flowers
Showy
-
Flower Petal Number
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
Butterflies
Frogs
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Seeds, Spores
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Decoration Purposes, Starch
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Mixed Border
Container, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
CARYOPTERIS incana
MARSILEA mutica
Common Name
bluebeard
you shu
Banded Nardoo, Banded Water Clover, Pepperwort
In Hindi
Bluebeard
Pepperwort
In German
Blaubart
Pepperwort
In French
Bluebeard
Pepperwort
In Spanish
Barba Azul
Pepperwort
In Greek
Κυανοπώγωνα
Pepperwort
In Portuguese
Barba Azul
Pepperwort
In Polish
Sinobrody
Pepperwort
In Latin
Bluebeard
Pepperwort
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Charophyta
Class
-
Equisetopsida
Order
Lamiales
-
Family
Verbenaceae
Marsileaceae
Genus
Caryopteris
Marsilea
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Lapidieae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
765
1
27800
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