Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs
Origin
North America, Europe, Asia
Central America, West Indies
Types
Lemna minor
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Number of Varieties
375
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40000
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Habitat
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
Open areas, Open Plains
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-88-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
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Sunset Zone
21,22
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Habit
Spreading
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.00 cm240.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
0.12 cm100.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Red, Reddish Plum, Rose
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Green
Red, Rose, Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Sea Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Sea Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Sea Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Sea Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong-lanceolate
Cone shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Fall, Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
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Clay, Loamy
The pH of Soil
-
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Fall, Early Summer, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
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Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Requires regular watering, Water every two or three days during warmer months
In Summer
Aquatic Plant
Lots of watering
In Spring
Aquatic Plant
Moderate
In Winter
Aquatic Plant
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
-
Clay, Loamy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
-
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Insects, Red blotch
Anthracnose, Banana aphid, Banana mosaic, Black sigatoka, Bunchy top, Cigar end rot, Coconut scale, Moko disease, Panama disease, Rhizome rot, Yellow sigatoka
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
-
Allergy
-
Hives, Itchiness, Swelling, Throat itching, wheezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Swelling
Fiber, Hair Loss, Kidney Stones, Piles, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
-
Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
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Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in herbal medicines
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Botanical Name
LEMNA trisulca
Musa acuminata
Common Name
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
Red banana, Red Dacca bananas
In Hindi
duckweed
लाल केला
In German
Entengrütze
Red Banana
In French
lentille d'eau
Red Banana
In Spanish
Lenteja de agua
Red Banana
In Greek
duckweed
κόκκινο Μπανάνα
In Portuguese
lentilha-d'água
Banana vermelha
In Polish
Rzęsa
Red Banana
In Latin
duckweed
ARIERA Rubrum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Arales
Zingiberales
Family
Lemnaceae
Strelitziaceae
Genus
Lemna
Musa
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Monocotyledonous
Tribe
Lemneae
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Subfamily
Lemnoideae
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Number of Species
3850
1
27800
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