Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Tender Perennial
Origin
North America, Europe, Asia
India
Types
Lemna minor
Dianthus chinensis, Dianthus deltoides
Number of Varieties
37300
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
meadows, Waste areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-88-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
9-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
A2, A3, H1, 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
Habit
Spreading
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.00 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
0.12 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Pink, Fuchsia
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Green
Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong-lanceolate
Elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
-
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Needs watering once a week, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Aquatic Plant
Lots of watering
In Spring
Aquatic Plant
Moderate
In Winter
Aquatic Plant
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
-
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
-
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
Compost, organic fertlizers, Water soluble fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Insects, Red blotch
Insects
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Salt
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Double
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, Butterflies, Insects
Allergy
-
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Hanging Basket, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for insects
Air purification, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Swelling
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Flowers
Other Uses
-
Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, 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
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
LEMNA trisulca
DIANTHUS
Common Name
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
Dianthus, Garden Spice Fuchsia Dianthus
In Hindi
duckweed
Dianthus
In German
Entengrütze
Dianthus
In French
lentille d'eau
Dianthus
In Spanish
Lenteja de agua
Dianthus
In Greek
duckweed
Dianthus
In Portuguese
lentilha-d'água
Dianthus
In Polish
Rzęsa
Dianthus
In Latin
duckweed
Dianthus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Arales
Caryophyllales
Family
Lemnaceae
Caryophyllaceae
Genus
Lemna
Dianthus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Lemneae
Caryophylleae
Subfamily
Lemnoideae
Caryophylloideae
Number of Species
38300
1
27800
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