Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Shrub
Origin
North America, Europe, Asia
Argentina, Chile
Types
Lemna minor
Aloysia arequipensis,Aloysia brasiliensis,Aloysia barbata
Number of Varieties
3730
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
Roadsides, Scrubs
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-88-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
12-8
Sunset Zone
21,22
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.00 cm30.00 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
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Light Green
Brownish Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong-lanceolate
Lance shaped
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
-
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
-
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
-
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Aquatic Plant
Lots of watering
In Spring
Aquatic Plant
Moderate
In Winter
Aquatic Plant
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
-
Clay, Loam
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 branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Insects, Red blotch
Insects, 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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
-
Allergy
-
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Swelling
Antispasmodic, Febrifuge
Part of Plant Used
-
Leaves
Other Uses
-
Repellent, Used as an insecticide
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Container, Herb, Vegetable, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
LEMNA trisulca
ALOYSIA triphylla
Common Name
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
Lemon Verbena, Lemon beebrush
In Hindi
duckweed
Lemon Verbena
In German
Entengrütze
Lemon Verbena
In French
lentille d'eau
Aloysia
In Spanish
Lenteja de agua
Aloysia triphylla
In Greek
duckweed
Lemon Verbena
In Portuguese
lentilha-d'água
Aloysia triphylla
In Polish
Rzęsa
Lemon Verbena
In Latin
duckweed
Lemon Verbena
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Arales
Lamiales
Family
Lemnaceae
Verbenaceae
Genus
Lemna
Aloysia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Lemneae
-
Subfamily
Lemnoideae
-
Number of Species
387
1
27800
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