Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Tender Perennial
Origin
North America, Europe, Asia
South America, Southeastern Asia, Australia, New Zealand
Types
Lemna minor
Cabbage palm, Good luck plant, Ti plant
Number of Varieties
3725
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
Dry and Young forest Heaths, Forest edges, Tropical rainforest
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-89-10
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
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
0.12 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Light Green
White, Red, Blue, Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Burgundy
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong-lanceolate
Long Elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
-
-
The pH of Soil
-
-
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
Cold climate
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Do not water frequently, Never Over-water, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Aquatic Plant
Lots of watering
In Spring
Aquatic Plant
Moderate
In Winter
Aquatic Plant
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
-
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
-
Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring, In Late summer
Pests and Diseases
Insects, Red blotch
Caterpillars, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Salt
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
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
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for insects
Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Swelling
Menstrual Disorders, Stomach pain, tuberculosis
Part of Plant Used
-
Leaves
Other Uses
-
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
LEMNA trisulca
CORDYLINE
Common Name
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
Cordyline
In Hindi
duckweed
Cordyline
In German
Entengrütze
Cordyline
In French
lentille d'eau
cordyline
In Spanish
Lenteja de agua
cordyline
In Greek
duckweed
Cordyline
In Portuguese
lentilha-d'água
Cordyline
In Polish
Rzęsa
Cordyline
In Latin
duckweed
Cordyline
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Arales
Asparagales
Family
Lemnaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Lemna
Cordyline
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Lemneae
-
Subfamily
Lemnoideae
Lomandroideae
Number of Species
3824
1
27800
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