Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Aquatics
Origin
Asia, North America, Southern Europe
Australia
Types
Aristocrat, Buckeye Belle, Henry Bockstoce , Abalone Pearl, Coral Supreme, Cytherea, Charlie's White
Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
Number of Varieties
304
0
40000
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Habitat
Hillside, Woods
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-99-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
12-9
Sunset Zone
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
76.20 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
61.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Red, White
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green, Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Bronze, Dark Green, Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Compound
Four wedge-shaped leaflets
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loamy
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Spores
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Needs watering once a week, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water occasionally
Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loamy
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Organic Manure
Pests and Diseases
Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses
Aphids, Clover Clot
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Semi-Double
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants
Frogs
Allergy
-
Beriberi, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Fixes Nitrogen
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Kidney problems, Upset stomach, Urinary tract problems
Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root, Seeds
Seeds, Spores
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance
Used like flour, Used to make dough
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
Paeonia suffruticosa
MARSILEA drummondii
Common Name
Peony
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
In Hindi
Peony
Water Clover
In German
Pfingstrose
Wasser Klee
In French
Pivoine
Eau Clover
In Spanish
Peonía
Agua trébol
In Greek
παιωνία
νερό Clover
In Portuguese
Peônia
Clover água
In Polish
Piwonia
Woda Clover
In Latin
AGLAOPHOTIS
Trifolium aqua
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pteridophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Filicopsida
Order
-
Hydropteridales
Family
Paeoniaceae
Marsileaceae
Genus
Paeonia
Marsilea
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
304
1
27800
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