Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Aquatics
Origin
India, Southeast Asia
Australia
Types
-
Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
Number of Varieties
304
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Homesteads
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-159-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-9
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Spreading
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
180.00 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
180.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Four wedge-shaped leaflets
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Spores
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires watering in the growing season, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water more in summer
Needs very little water
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
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Do not prune during shooting season, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to control growth, Prune when plant is dormant, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Organic Manure
Pests and Diseases
Nematodes, Scale, Spider mites
Aphids, Clover Clot
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
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
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Insects
Frogs
Allergy
Skin irritation
Beriberi, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Fixes Nitrogen
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antipyretic, Astringent, Cough, Kidney problems, Kidney Stones, Scabies, Ulcers
Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Root
Seeds, Spores
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Used like flour, Used to make dough
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Tropical
Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
Tabernaemontana Divaricata
MARSILEA drummondii
Common Name
Crepe Jasmine
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
In Hindi
Tabernaemontana
Water Clover
In German
Tabernaemontana
Wasser Klee
In French
Tabernaemontana
Eau Clover
In Spanish
Tabernaemontana
Agua trébol
In Greek
Tabernaemontana
νερό Clover
In Portuguese
Tabernaemontana
Clover água
In Polish
Tabernaemontana
Woda Clover
In Latin
Tabernaemontana
Trifolium aqua
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pteridophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Filicopsida
Order
Gentianales
Hydropteridales
Family
Apocynaceae
Marsileaceae
Genus
Tabernaemontana
Marsilea
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Rauvolfioideae
-
Number of Species
1184
1
27800
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