Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Aquatics
Origin
China, Japan
Australia
Types
-
Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
Number of Varieties
304
0
40000
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Habitat
Well Drained
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-99-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12-9
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
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue Violet
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Rhomboid
Four wedge-shaped leaflets
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting
Spores
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering, Water Deeply
Needs very little 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
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
Organic Manure
Pests and Diseases
bees, Red blotch, Whiteflies
Aphids, Clover Clot
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
-
Beriberi, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Fixes Nitrogen
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Astringent
Part of Plant Used
-
Seeds, Spores
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used like flour, Used to make dough
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Mixed Border
Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
CARYOPTERIS incana
MARSILEA drummondii
Common Name
bluebeard
you shu
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
In Hindi
Bluebeard
Water Clover
In German
Blaubart
Wasser Klee
In French
Bluebeard
Eau Clover
In Spanish
Barba Azul
Agua trébol
In Greek
Κυανοπώγωνα
νερό Clover
In Portuguese
Barba Azul
Clover água
In Polish
Sinobrody
Woda Clover
In Latin
Bluebeard
Trifolium aqua
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Pteridophyta
Class
-
Filicopsida
Order
Lamiales
Hydropteridales
Family
Verbenaceae
Marsileaceae
Genus
Caryopteris
Marsilea
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
74
1
27800
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