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About Panicum and Duckweed

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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Grass
Aquatics

Origin

-
North America, Europe, Asia

Types

Switchgrass
Lemna minor

Number of Varieties

45037
0 40000
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Habitat

Wet lands
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99991-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
7-1

Sunset Zone

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22

Habit

-
Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm5.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

40.00 cm0.12 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Indigo
-

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
-

Fruit Color

Brown
Light Green

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like
Oblong-lanceolate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

-
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

-
Fast

Type of Soil

Moist
-

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-

Soil Drainage

Average
Poorly Drained

Bloom Time

-
Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
In Water

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season
Plant grows in water

In Summer

Lots of watering
Aquatic Plant

In Spring

Moderate
Aquatic Plant

In Winter

Average Water
Aquatic Plant

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-

Soil Type

Moist
-

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Poorly Drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
-

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
No fertilizers needed

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Insects, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Cold climate, Salt

Facts

Flowers

-
Insignificant

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

Foliage Sheen

-
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Deers
Insects

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

small hedge
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Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Food for insects

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diuretic, Prevention of convulsion
Swelling

Part of Plant Used

Leaves
-

Other Uses

Used as Biofuel
-

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

-
Bog Garden, Water Gardens

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PANICUM
LEMNA trisulca

Common Name

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

In Hindi

panikom
duckweed

In German

panikom
Entengrütze

In French

panikom
lentille d'eau

In Spanish

panikom
Lenteja de agua

In Greek

Panicum
duckweed

In Portuguese

Panicum
lentilha-d'água

In Polish

Panicum
Rzęsa

In Latin

Panicum
duckweed

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Poales
Arales

Family

Poaceae
Lemnaceae

Genus

Panicum
Lemna

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

-
Lemneae

Subfamily

Panicoideae
Lemnoideae

Number of Species

45038
1 27800
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Properties of Panicum and Duckweed

Wondering what are the properties of Panicum and Duckweed? We provide you with everything About Panicum and Duckweed. Panicum doesn't have thorns and Duckweed doesn't have thorns. Also Panicum does not have fragrant flowers. Panicum has allergic reactions like and Duckweed 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 Panicum and Duckweed and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Panicum and Duckweed

Season and care of Panicum and Duckweed is important to know. While considering everything about Panicum and Duckweed Care, growing season is an essential factor. Panicum season is and Duckweed season is . The type of soil for Panicum is Moist and for Duckweed is while the PH of soil for Panicum is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Duckweed is .

Panicum and Duckweed Physical Information

Panicum and Duckweed physical information is very important for comparison. Panicum height is 60.00 cm and width 40.00 cm whereas Duckweed height is 5.00 cm and width 0.12 cm. The color specification of Panicum and Duckweed are as follows:

  • Panicum flower color: Indigo

  • Panicum leaf color:

  • Duckweed flower color:

  • Duckweed leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Panicum and Duckweed

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