Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Perennial
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
World, Pandemic
Europe, Southern Europe
Types
Marchantia polymorpha montivagans, Marchantia polymorpha polymorpha, Marchantia polymorpha ruderalis
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Number of Varieties
310
0
40000
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Habitat
Boggy areas, Fens, stream banks, tropical environments
gardens, Homesteads, Moist Soils, tropical environments, tropical grasslands
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-155-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
10 - 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
Zone 1A
Habit
Mat-forming
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2.50 cm22.85 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm76.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Pink, Rose
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Lime Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Lime Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Lime Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Disc shaped
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
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Rooted stem cutting, Transplanting, Vegetative
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
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Average Water Needs, Does not require regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Drought Tolerant
In Spring
Moderate
Average Water
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
-
Prune in early spring, Requires very little pruning
Fertilizers
slow-release fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring
Pests and Diseases
Fusarium root rot, Pythium rot, Slugs, Snails
Aphids, Mealybugs, Scale
Plant Tolerance
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification, Borders, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used as an interior landscaping species, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
Good for skin and hair
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
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Air purification, Amazing growth rate, Food for birds
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
gallstones, Hepatitis, Jaundice, Liver problems, Menopause problems
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Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Garland, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover
Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
Marchantia polymorpha
DAPHNE cneorum
Common Name
Common liverwort, umbrella liverwort
Daphne, Garland Flower, Rose Daphne
In Hindi
marchantia
डाफ्ने गुलाब
In German
marchantia
Daphne Rose
In French
marchantia
Rose Daphne
In Spanish
Marchantia
Daphne Rose
In Greek
Marchantia
Daphne Rose
In Portuguese
Marchantia
Daphne Rose
In Polish
Marchantia
Daphne Rose
In Latin
Squalus
Daphne Rose
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Hepaticophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Hepaticopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Marchantiales
Malvales
Family
Marchantiaceae
Thymelaeaceae
Genus
Marchantia
Daphne
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Marchantioideae
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Number of Species
2530
1
27800
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