1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Eastern Europe, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Northwestern China, Russia
Australia
1.4 Types
not available
Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Banks
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Mat-forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm10.20 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
25.40 cm30.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Red, Orange, Rose, Salmon, Peach, Orange Red
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Ovate elongated
Four wedge-shaped leaflets
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Spores
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings
Needs very little water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
In late autumn, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Organic Manure
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Red blotch, Slugs
Aphids, Clover Clot
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Frogs
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Beriberi, Toxic
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
No Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Fixes Nitrogen
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Seeds, Spores
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used like flour, Used to make dough
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
LYCHNIS chalcedonica
MARSILEA drummondii
7.2 Common Name
Maltese cross, Jerusalem cross, Burning love, Dusky salmon
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
7.2.1 In Hindi
Maltese cross
Water Clover
7.2.2 In German
Malteserkreuz
Wasser Klee
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
cruz de Malta
Agua trébol
7.2.5 In Greek
σταυρό της Μάλτας
νερό Clover
7.2.6 In Portuguese
cruz de Malta
Clover água
7.2.7 In Polish
krzyż maltański
Woda Clover
7.2.8 In Latin
Duces crucis
Trifolium aqua
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pteridophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Filicopsida
8.4 Order
Caryophyllales
Hydropteridales
8.5 Family
Caryophyllaceae
Marsileaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species