Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Aquatics
Origin
Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia
North America, Europe, Asia
Types
Saccharum officinarum
Lemna minor
Number of Varieties
3637
0
40000
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Habitat
agricultural areas, Wet lands
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-151-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 9
7-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm5.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
180.00 cm0.12 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acicular
Oblong-lanceolate
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Drainage
Average
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site, Drought
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
High
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water Deeply
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune ocassionally, Remove dead branches, Remove Ferns
-
Fertilizers
Equal amount of N,P,K, fertilize in growing season
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Beetles, Fusarium root rot, Head smut
Insects, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Heat Tolerance, Shade areas
Cold climate, Salt
Flowers
Showy
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
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Rats, Squirrels
Insects
Allergy
Diabetes, Sleepiness
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
Maintains teeth healthy, Making cosmetics
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for birds
Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aging, Antidepressant, Aphrodisiac, Appetite enhancer, Diuretic, Fatigue, Muscle Pain, Nutrients
Swelling
Part of Plant Used
Leaf Stalks, Leaves, Stem
-
Other Uses
Animal Feed, Biomass for fuel, Can be made into a herbal tea, Food for animals, Sometimes used for making wine
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Feature Plant, Tropical
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
SACCHARUM officinarum
LEMNA trisulca
Common Name
Sugarcane
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
In Hindi
गन्ना
duckweed
In German
Saccharum
Entengrütze
In French
Canne à sucre
lentille d'eau
In Spanish
Saccharum
Lenteja de agua
In Greek
Saccharum
duckweed
In Portuguese
Cana-de-açúcar
lentilha-d'água
In Polish
Saccharum
Rzęsa
In Latin
Saccharum
duckweed
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Arales
Family
Poaceae
Lemnaceae
Genus
Saccharum
Lemna
Clade
Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Andropogoneae
Lemneae
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Lemnoideae
Number of Species
3638
1
27800
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