Tritoma

Water Clover

About Tritoma and Water Clover

Tritoma

Water Clover

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Aquatics

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Australia

1.4 Types

Not Available

Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Damp Places, Marshy ground

Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-99-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-4

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm10.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

50.80 cm30.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green, Light Yellow

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Linear

Four wedge-shaped leaflets

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs more water during establishment, Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water in the early morning hours

Needs very little water

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

Organic Manure

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Onion thrips, Red blotch, Root rot

Aphids, Clover Clot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Moisture

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Snails

Frogs

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Beriberi, Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Fixes Nitrogen

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Astringent

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Seeds, Spores

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Used like flour, Used to make dough

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

KNIPHOFIA 'Border Ballet'

MARSILEA drummondii

7.2 Common Name

Tritoma, Wisley Blue Spring Starflower, Wisley Blue Springstar

Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover

7.2.1 In Hindi

Tritoma

Water Clover

7.2.2 In German

Tritoma

Wasser Klee

7.2.3 In French

Tritoma

Eau Clover

7.2.4 In Spanish

tritoma

Agua trébol

7.2.5 In Greek

tritoma

νερό Clover

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Tritoma

Clover água

7.2.7 In Polish

Tritoma

Woda Clover

7.2.8 In Latin

Trytoma

Trifolium aqua

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Hydropteridales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Marsileaceae

8.6 Genus

Kniphofia

Marsilea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

72NA

1 27800

Properties of Tritoma and Water Clover

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

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Season and Care of Tritoma and Water Clover

Season and care of Tritoma and Water Clover is important to know. While considering everything about Tritoma and Water Clover Care, growing season is an essential factor. Tritoma season is Spring and Summer and Water Clover season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Tritoma is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Water Clover is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Tritoma is Acidic, Neutral and for Water Clover is Acidic, Neutral.

Tritoma and Water Clover Physical Information

Tritoma and Water Clover physical information is very important for comparison. Tritoma height is 45.70 cm and width 50.80 cm whereas Water Clover height is 10.20 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Tritoma and Water Clover are as follows:

Tritoma flower color: Yellow, Red, Orange and Pink
Tritoma leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Water Clover flower color: Not Available
Water Clover leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Tritoma and Water Clover

Care of Tritoma and Water Clover include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Tritoma pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Water Clover pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Tritoma needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Water Clover needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.