Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Aquatics
Origin
Europe
North America, Europe, Asia
Types
Detroit Dark Red Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet
Lemna minor
Number of Varieties
337
0
40000
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Habitat
-
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-101-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
7-1
Sunset Zone
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
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm5.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm0.12 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Tan
Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Yellow, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Yellow, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Spinach Type
Oblong-lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Heat And Humidity
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Needs watering once a week
Plant grows in water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Aquatic Plant
In Spring
Moderate
Aquatic Plant
In Winter
Average Water
Aquatic Plant
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
-
Soil Type
Loamy, Moist
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Bright Indirect Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Requires little pruning
-
Fertilizers
10-15-10 amounts, Fertilize the soil before planting
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Insects, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Heat And Humidity
Cold climate, Salt
Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants, Mice
Insects
Allergy
Sore Throat, Vomiting
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Skin cleanser
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, soil stabilisation
Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Blood disorders, Cardiovascular problems, High blood pressure, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Weight management and satiety
Swelling
Part of Plant Used
Root, Stem
-
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Used for its medicinal properties
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Vegetable
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
BETA vulgaris 'Golden Detroit'
LEMNA trisulca
Common Name
Beet, Golden Detroit Beet
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
In Hindi
चुकंदर
duckweed
In German
Rübe
Entengrütze
In French
betterave
lentille d'eau
In Spanish
remolacha
Lenteja de agua
In Greek
παντζάρι
duckweed
In Portuguese
beterraba
lentilha-d'água
In Polish
buraczany
Rzęsa
In Latin
cui pendens sicula beta
duckweed
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Caryophyllidae
Liliopsida
Order
-
Arales
Family
Chenopodiaceae
Lemnaceae
Genus
Beta
Lemna
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Lemneae
Subfamily
-
Lemnoideae
Number of Species
2838
1
27800
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