Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Aquatics
Flowering Plants, Shrub
Origin
North America, Europe, Asia
Mexico
Types
Lemna minor
Zinnia elegans
Number of Varieties
3750
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40000
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Habitat
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
Humid climates
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-83-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.00 cm70.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
0.12 cm50.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Lilac, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, Rose, White, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong-lanceolate
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
All year
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
-
Moist
The pH of Soil
-
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Mid Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Get enough water whenever the soil is dry
In Summer
Aquatic Plant
Lots of watering
In Spring
Aquatic Plant
Average Water
In Winter
Aquatic Plant
Ample Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Type
-
Moist
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
-
Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers
Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
Fertilizer every month during spring, General garden fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Insects, Red blotch
Blight, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Salt
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Bees
Allergy
-
allergic reaction, poisonous if ingested, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Borders, Showy Purposes, small hedge
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for insects
Food for insects, Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Swelling
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
-
Economic Purpose, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Bedding Plant, Flower borders, Hedges
Botanical Name
LEMNA trisulca
Zinnia elegans
Common Name
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
Youth-and-age, common zinnia, elegant zinnia
In Hindi
duckweed
आम Zinnia
In German
Entengrütze
Gemeinsame Zinnia
In French
lentille d'eau
Zinnia commune
In Spanish
Lenteja de agua
Zinnia común
In Greek
duckweed
κοινή Zinnia
In Portuguese
lentilha-d'água
Zinnia comum
In Polish
Rzęsa
wspólna Zinnia
In Latin
duckweed
commune Zinnia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Arales
Asterales
Family
Lemnaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Lemna
Zinnia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Lemneae
-
Subfamily
Lemnoideae
-
Number of Species
3820
1
27800
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