Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
North America, Europe, Asia
Africa, Southern Africa
Types
Lemna minor
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Number of Varieties
371600
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-810-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
12-8
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.00 cm91.44 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
0.12 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light 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
Egg-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
-
Clay
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
-
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
All year
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
-
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Requires a lot of watering
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
-
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, 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
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Flying insects, Insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Swelling
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Part of Plant Used
-
Flowers
Other Uses
-
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
LEMNA trisulca
PROTEA
Common Name
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
In Hindi
duckweed
Protea plant
In German
Entengrütze
Protea Pflanze
In French
lentille d'eau
usine de Protea
In Spanish
Lenteja de agua
planta de protea
In Greek
duckweed
φυτό Protea
In Portuguese
lentilha-d'água
planta Protea
In Polish
Rzęsa
Protea roślin
In Latin
duckweed
Protea herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Arales
Proteales
Family
Lemnaceae
Proteaceae
Genus
Lemna
Protea
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Lemneae
Proteae
Subfamily
Lemnoideae
Proteoideae
Number of Species
381600
1
27800
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