Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Aquatics
Origin
China
North America, Europe, Asia
Types
Ribbon series, Milady aster
Lemna minor
Number of Varieties
3537
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40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-91-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
7-1
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm5.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm0.12 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Purple, Pink, Rose, Crimson, Blue Violet
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
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Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Arrowhead
Oblong-lanceolate
Thorns
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✘
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
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Tolerances
Drought
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering
Plant grows in water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Aquatic Plant
In Spring
Moderate
Aquatic Plant
In Winter
Alternate Days
Aquatic Plant
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
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Soil Type
Loamy, Well drained
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Loamy, Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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Fertilizers
Compost, Well-rotted manure
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
fungus
Insects, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Salt
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single, Double, Semi-Double
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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
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
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✘
✔
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Attracts
-
Insects
Allergy
Asthma
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Hanging Basket, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Versatility, Very little waste
Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Rheumatism
Swelling
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
-
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
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Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
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Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cottage garden, Rock Garden, Showy Tree
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
CALLISTEPHUS chinensis
LEMNA trisulca
Common Name
China Aster
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
In Hindi
चीन एस्टर
duckweed
In German
China Aster
Entengrütze
In French
Chine Aster
lentille d'eau
In Spanish
aster de China
Lenteja de agua
In Greek
Κίνα Aster
duckweed
In Portuguese
China Aster
lentilha-d'água
In Polish
Chiny Aster
Rzęsa
In Latin
Sinis Aster
duckweed
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Asterales
Arales
Family
Asteraceae
Lemnaceae
Genus
Callistephus
Lemna
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Astereae
Lemneae
Subfamily
Asteroideae
Lemnoideae
Number of Species
1538
1
27800
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