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Pennywort
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About Pennywort

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Type

Aquatics

Origin

United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, California, Texas

Types

Virginia

Number of Varieties

5
0 40000
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Habitat

Wet lands

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-10
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

10-5

Sunset Zone

21,22

Habit

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.20 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

90.00 cm
Rank: 85 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Light Green

Flower Color Modifier

-

Fruit Color

-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Thorns

6% - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer

-

Tolerances

Wet Site

Care

Where to Plant?

In Water

How to Plant?

Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

-

Edible Fruit

No - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

-

Fragrant Fruit

No - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

Fragrant Leaf

6% - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

No - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

Showy Foliage

82% - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

3% - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

3% - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants

Invasive

32% - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

61% - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

-

Allergy

-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, Water gardening

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

Sometimes

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Anxiety, Sedative

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

26% - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Bog Garden, Groundcover, Water Gardens

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

HYDROCOTYLE umbellata

Common Name

Manyflower Marsh Pennywort, Pennywort

In Hindi

pennywort

In German

Wassernabel

In French

pennywort

In Spanish

Centella

In Greek

pennywort

In Portuguese

conchelo

In Polish

wąkrota

In Latin

pennywort

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Apiales

Family

Apiaceae

Genus

Hydrocotyle

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-

Subfamily

-

Number of Species

700
Rank: 36 (Overall)
1 27800
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Properties of Pennywort

Want to know the properties of Pennywort? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Pennywort is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Pennywort Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: Anxiety and Sedative

  • Part of plant used: Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Pennywort Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Pennywort. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Pennywort physical information is as follows: 10.20 cm tall and 90.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Lobed. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: White and Light Green
  • Leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Pennywort

Taking Pennywort Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Pennywort include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Pennywort

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Pennywort is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual and Perennial plant. Pennywort is a very important plant from Aquatic Plants. There are 5 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Virginia. This plant's habitat is Wet lands and it comes in the hardiness zone 4-10. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.