Duckweed

Tree Echium

About Duckweed and Tree Echium

Duckweed

Tree Echium

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

Type

Aquatics

Tree

Origin

North America, Europe, Asia

Canary Islands

Types

Lemna minor

Echium pininana

Number of Varieties

3710

0 40000

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Habitat

Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers

tropical environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

1-88-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

7-1

9 - 1

Sunset Zone

21,22

Habit

Spreading

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

5.00 cm240.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

0.12 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Blue, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblong-lanceolate

Lobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site

Care

Where to Plant?

In Water

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Plant grows in water

Medium

In Summer

Aquatic Plant

Lots of watering

In Spring

Aquatic Plant

Moderate

In Winter

Aquatic Plant

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

No fertilizers needed

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Insects, Red blotch

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Cold climate, Salt

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Insects

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Food for insects

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Swelling

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bog Garden, Water Gardens

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

LEMNA trisulca

ECHIUM pininana

Common Name

Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed

Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

In Hindi

duckweed

Tree Echium

In German

Entengrütze

Baum Aciam

In French

lentille d'eau

Arbre ACIAM

In Spanish

Lenteja de agua

árbol Aciam

In Greek

duckweed

δέντρο Aciam

In Portuguese

lentilha-d'água

árvore Aciam

In Polish

Rzęsa

drzewo Aciam

In Latin

duckweed

lignum Aciam

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Arales

Lamiales

Family

Lemnaceae

Boraginaceae

Genus

Lemna

Echium

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Lemneae

Subfamily

Lemnoideae

Number of Species

3860

1 27800

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Properties of Duckweed and Tree Echium

Wondering what are the properties of Duckweed and Tree Echium? We provide you with everything About Duckweed and Tree Echium. Duckweed doesn't have thorns and Tree Echium doesn't have thorns. Also Duckweed does not have fragrant flowers. Duckweed has allergic reactions like and Tree Echium has allergic reactions like . Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Duckweed and Tree Echium and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Duckweed and Tree Echium

Season and care of Duckweed and Tree Echium is important to know. While considering everything about Duckweed and Tree Echium Care, growing season is an essential factor. Duckweed season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Tree Echium season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Duckweed is and for Tree Echium is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Duckweed is and for Tree Echium is Neutral, Alkaline.

Duckweed and Tree Echium Physical Information

Duckweed and Tree Echium physical information is very important for comparison. Duckweed height is 5.00 cm and width 0.12 cm whereas Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Duckweed and Tree Echium are as follows:

Duckweed flower color:
Duckweed leaf color: Green and Light Green
Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet
Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Duckweed and Tree Echium

Care of Duckweed and Tree Echium include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Duckweed pruning is done and Tree Echium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Duckweed needs Aquatic Plant and in winter, it needs Aquatic Plant. Whereas, in summer Tree Echium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.