Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Herbs
Aquatics
Origin
Europe, Asia
Australia
Types
-
Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
Number of Varieties
-4
0
40000
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Habitat
Rocky areas, Semi desert, Subtropical climates
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-89-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8 - 5
12-9
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Four wedge-shaped leaflets
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Spores
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires very little pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Organic Manure
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Aphids, Clover Clot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
-
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Frogs
Allergy
Skin irritation
Beriberi, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Fixes Nitrogen
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Seeds, Spores
Other Uses
Dried heads are used in floristry, Used as Ornamental plant
Used like flour, Used to make dough
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Wildflower
Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
DIPSACUS fullonum
MARSILEA drummondii
Common Name
Fuller's Teasel
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
In Hindi
Fuller's Teasel
Water Clover
In German
Fullers Karde
Wasser Klee
In French
Cardère à foulon
Eau Clover
In Spanish
Cardo de Fuller
Agua trébol
In Greek
Νεράγκαθο του Fuller
νερό Clover
In Portuguese
Carda de Fuller
Clover água
In Polish
Fullera Oset
Woda Clover
In Latin
Teasel Fullonis
Trifolium aqua
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Pteridophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Filicopsida
Order
Dipsacales
Hydropteridales
Family
Dipsacaceae
Marsileaceae
Genus
Dipsacus
Marsilea
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Dipsacoideae
-
Number of Species
164
1
27800
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