Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Aquatics
Flowering Plants
Origin
North America, Europe, Asia
North America, Central America, South America, Middle Africa, Asia, Central Asia
Types
Lemna minor
Cristata, Plumosa, Spicata
Number of Varieties
373
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-81-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
9-2
Sunset Zone
21,22
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.00 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
0.12 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Lavender, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong-lanceolate
Y-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
-
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Reduce watering during fall, Requires regular watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Water Deeply
In Summer
Aquatic Plant
Lots of watering
In Spring
Aquatic Plant
Moderate
In Winter
Aquatic Plant
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Neutral
Soil Type
-
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
-
Prune ocassionally
Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Insects, Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Salt
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Birds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Swelling
-
Part of Plant Used
-
-
Other Uses
-
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
-
Botanical Name
LEMNA trisulca
CELOSIA argentea
Common Name
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
Celosia
In Hindi
duckweed
Celosia
In German
Entengrütze
Celosia
In French
lentille d'eau
Celosia
In Spanish
Lenteja de agua
Celosia
In Greek
duckweed
Celosia
In Portuguese
lentilha-d'água
Celosia
In Polish
Rzęsa
celosia
In Latin
duckweed
Celosia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Arales
Caryophyllales
Family
Lemnaceae
Amaranthaceae
Genus
Lemna
Celosia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Lemneae
-
Subfamily
Lemnoideae
-
Number of Species
3811
1
27800
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