Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Australia
Australia
Types
-
Acacia retinodes retinodes, Acacia retinodes uncifolia
Number of Varieties
12
0
40000
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Habitat
along watercourse, Banks, Lake Sides, Near ponds
open forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-118-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-6
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Oval/Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
250.00 cm530.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm530.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Red
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Dark Red
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Dark Red
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Gray Green, Dark Red
Blue Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Round
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Spring, Summer, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
In Water
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Spores
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep immersed in water
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings
In Summer
Lots of watering
Xeric/Desert, Drought Tolerant
In Spring
Moderate
Adequately
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after flowering
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Red spider mite
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
Flowers
-
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Frogs
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Spores
Flowers, Seeds
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Starch
Used as a dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Water Gardens
Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
MARSILEA mutica
Acacia retinodes
Common Name
Banded Nardoo, Banded Water Clover, Pepperwort
Ever-blooming Wattle, Silver Wattle, Water Wattle
In Hindi
Pepperwort
Silver Wattle
In German
Pepperwort
Silver Wattle
In French
Pepperwort
Mimosa d'été
In Spanish
Pepperwort
acacia amarilla
In Greek
Pepperwort
ασήμι μιμόζα
In Portuguese
Pepperwort
Acacia retinodes
In Polish
Pepperwort
Silver Wattle
In Latin
Pepperwort
Silver Wattle
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Charophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
-
Fabales
Family
Marsileaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Marsilea
Acacia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Lapidieae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
65950
1
27800
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