Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Vegetable
Origin
North America, Europe, Asia
Mexico, Central America, South America
Types
Lemna minor
Bell Pepper
Jalapeno
Poblano
Pequin Pepper
Aleppo pepper
Number of Varieties
37500
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
Cropland, gardens, Grassland, Homesteads, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-89-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
12-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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
Oval or Rounded
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
-
Purple
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Green
Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Orange
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Green, Black
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong-lanceolate
Oblong elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
-
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water Deeply, 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
-
Neutral
Soil Type
-
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full 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
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Swelling
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Fruits
Other Uses
-
Culinary use, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
LEMNA trisulca
CAPSICUM annuum 'Aurora'( Conoides Group)
Common Name
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
Aurora Pepper, Ornamental Pepper
In Hindi
duckweed
सजावटी मिर्च
In German
Entengrütze
Ornamental Pfeffer
In French
lentille d'eau
ornement poivre
In Spanish
Lenteja de agua
Ornamental Pepper
In Greek
duckweed
Διακοσμητικά πιπέρι
In Portuguese
lentilha-d'água
ornamental pimenta
In Polish
Rzęsa
ozdobne Pieprz
In Latin
duckweed
decentius Pepper
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
-
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Arales
Solanales
Family
Lemnaceae
Solanaceae
Genus
Lemna
Peppers
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Lemneae
-
Subfamily
Lemnoideae
Asteroideae
Number of Species
3840
1
27800
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