Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Aquatics
Tender Perennial
Origin
North America, Europe, Asia
Madagascar
Types
Lemna minor
Broadleaf evergreen
Number of Varieties
3740
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40000
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Habitat
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
Tropical areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-810-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
12-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
H2, 21, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.00 cm90.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
0.12 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Green
Yellow
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Red, Olive, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Red, Olive, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Red, Olive, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong-lanceolate
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
-
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Water occasionally
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
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
-
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Insects, Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Salt
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Swelling
Headache, Healing, Sore Eyes
Part of Plant Used
-
Leaves
Other Uses
-
Air freshner, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
LEMNA trisulca
DRACAENA marginata
Common Name
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
Madagascar Dragon Tree
In Hindi
duckweed
Dracaena marginata
In German
Entengrütze
Dracaena marginata
In French
lentille d'eau
Dracaena marginata
In Spanish
Lenteja de agua
Dracaena marginata
In Greek
duckweed
Dracaena marginata
In Portuguese
lentilha-d'água
marginata do Dracaena
In Polish
Rzęsa
Dracena marginata
In Latin
duckweed
Dracaena marginata
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Arales
Liliales
Family
Lemnaceae
Agavaceae
Genus
Lemna
Dracaena
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Lemneae
-
Subfamily
Lemnoideae
-
Number of Species
381
1
27800
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