Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Tender Perennial
Origin
North America, Europe, Asia
World/Pandemic
Types
Lemna minor
242
Number of Varieties
37200
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
Rocky areas, Sandy areas, Swamps, Terrestrial, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-811-14
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
12-7
Sunset Zone
21,22
H2
Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.00 cm40.60 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
0.12 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Light Pink, Rose, Dark Salmon, Bronze, Tan, Sandy Brown, Sienna, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
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
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong-lanceolate
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
-
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
Cold climate, Full Sun, Salt
Where to Plant?
In Water
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Aquatic Plant
Lots of watering
In Spring
Aquatic Plant
Ample Water
In Winter
Aquatic Plant
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic
Soil Type
-
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
-
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
fertilize in growing season, Phosphate, Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Insects, Red blotch
Bacterial soft rot, Brown Rot, Mealybugs, Spider mites
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Salt
Cold climate, Full Sun, Salt
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Insects, Mealybugs
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for insects
Air purification, Food for insects, Indoor Air Purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Swelling
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Flowers
Other Uses
-
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
LEMNA trisulca
ENCYCLIA hanburyi
Common Name
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
Encyclia, Orchid
In Hindi
duckweed
आर्किड
In German
Entengrütze
Orchidee
In French
lentille d'eau
Orchidée
In Spanish
Lenteja de agua
Orquídea
In Greek
duckweed
εγκύκλιο
In Portuguese
lentilha-d'água
orquídea
In Polish
Rzęsa
orquídea
In Latin
duckweed
Epidendrum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Arales
Asparagales
Family
Lemnaceae
Orchidaceae
Genus
Lemna
Encyclia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Lemneae
Epidendreae
Subfamily
Lemnoideae
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
38242
1
27800
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