Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Cactus
Origin
North America, Europe, Asia
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Types
Lemna minor
Christmas Cactus, Thanksgiving Cactus
Number of Varieties
376
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
subtropical regions, Tropical Forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-813-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
12-10
Sunset Zone
21,22
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.00 cm15.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
0.12 cm20.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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Purple
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong-lanceolate
Cylindrical
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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Growth Rate
Fast
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Type of Soil
-
-
The pH of Soil
-
-
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
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Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
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Where to Plant?
In Water
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Needs very little water
In Summer
Aquatic Plant
Lots of watering
In Spring
Aquatic Plant
Moderate
In Winter
Aquatic Plant
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
-
Soil Type
-
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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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
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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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Birds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Swelling
Soothing and relieving pain
Part of Plant Used
-
Flowers
Other Uses
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Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
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Botanical Name
LEMNA trisulca
Schlumbergera truncata
Common Name
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
Schlumbergera, false Christmas cactus, Christmas cactus
In Hindi
duckweed
Schlumbergera
In German
Entengrütze
Schlumbergera
In French
lentille d'eau
Schlumbergera
In Spanish
Lenteja de agua
Schlumbergera
In Greek
duckweed
Schlumbergera
In Portuguese
lentilha-d'água
Schlumbergera
In Polish
Rzęsa
Schlumbergera
In Latin
duckweed
Gymnocalycium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Arales
Caryophyllales
Family
Lemnaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Lemna
Schlumbergera
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Lemneae
Rhipsalideae
Subfamily
Lemnoideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
386
1
27800
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