Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Tree
Origin
Australia
Africa, South-Eastern Asia
Types
Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
Terminalia arjuna
Number of Varieties
41
0
40000
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Habitat
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
Subtropical forests, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-115-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
9 - 5
Sunset Zone
21,22
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Mat-forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Pale Yellow, Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Brown, Light Yellow, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Four wedge-shaped leaflets
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Average
Bloom Time
-
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Pollution, Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Spores
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Needs less watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
A hard prune may be necessary if the plant becomes woody, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Organic Manure
10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Clover Clot
Aphids, Downy mildew, Purple Blotch, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Frogs
Bees, Flies, pollinators
Allergy
Beriberi, Toxic
conjunctivitis, sneezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Making cosmetics
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen
Air purification, Shadow Tree, Soil protection
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent
Cardiovascular problems, Detoxifies lever, Diabetes, Dysentry, Jaundice, Menstrual Disorders
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Spores
Inner Bark, Leaf Stalks
Other Uses
Used like flour, Used to make dough
Can be made into a herbal tea, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used as a fodder tree in agricultural areas
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
MARSILEA drummondii
Terminalia arjuna
Common Name
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
Arjuna
In Hindi
Water Clover
अर्जुन वृक्ष
In German
Wasser Klee
Terminalia arjuna
In French
Eau Clover
Terminalia arjuna
In Spanish
Agua trébol
Migdałecznik arjuna
In Greek
νερό Clover
arjuna
In Portuguese
Clover água
Migdałecznik arjuna
In Polish
Woda Clover
Migdałecznik arjuna
In Latin
Trifolium aqua
arjuna
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Filicopsida
-
Order
Hydropteridales
Myrtales
Family
Marsileaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Marsilea
Terminilia
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
4100
1
27800
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