Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Aquatics
Vegetable
Origin
North America, Europe, Asia
South America, Chile
Types
Lemna minor
Melody, King Edward potato, Kennebec
Number of Varieties
374000
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
Cold Regions, Tropical regions, Wet ground, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-8-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
12-3
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
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.00 cm91.44 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
0.12 cm60.96 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Blue, Purple, Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Green
Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong-lanceolate
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
-
Loose, Well drained
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
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
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season
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
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, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
15-15-15 amounts
Pests and Diseases
Insects, Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Salt
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Beetles, Bugs, Early/Late Blight, Insects
Allergy
-
Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
For treating wrinkles, Good for skin and hair, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Treatment of Dark Spots
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Swelling
Bone strength, Cancer, Diarrhea, Digestion problems, High blood pressure, Improve heart health, Inflammation, Kidney Stones, Metabolism, Rheumatism, Weight management and satiety
Part of Plant Used
-
Fruits
Other Uses
-
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Botanical Name
LEMNA trisulca
SOLANUM tuberosum
Common Name
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
Potato, Tater, Spud, Tuber
In Hindi
duckweed
आलू
In German
Entengrütze
Kartoffel
In French
lentille d'eau
Pomme de terre
In Spanish
Lenteja de agua
Patata
In Greek
duckweed
Πατάτα
In Portuguese
lentilha-d'água
Batata
In Polish
Rzęsa
Ziemniak
In Latin
duckweed
SOLANUM TUBEROSUM
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Anthophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Arales
Solanales
Family
Lemnaceae
Solanaceae
Genus
Lemna
Solanum
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Asterids
Tribe
Lemneae
-
Subfamily
Lemnoideae
-
Number of Species
381400
1
27800
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