Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Aquatics
Origin
Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia
Australia
Types
Stipa Pennata, Stipa Gigantea, Stipa Capillata
Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
Number of Varieties
404
0
40000
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Habitat
meadows, Slopes
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-99-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
12-9
Sunset Zone
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
76.20 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Ivory, Light Green, Silver
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Ivory, Silver
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Four wedge-shaped leaflets
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
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
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Organic Manure
Pests and Diseases
-
Aphids, Clover Clot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
-
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Frogs
Allergy
-
Beriberi, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Ground Cover
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Fixes Nitrogen
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Fibre
Seeds, Spores
Other Uses
suitable for cutting, used for making high quality paper
Used like flour, Used to make dough
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Mixed Border
Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
STIPA capillata 'Bridal Veil'
MARSILEA drummondii
Common Name
Bridal Veil Needle Grass
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
In Hindi
Needle Grass
Water Clover
In German
Nadel- Gras
Wasser Klee
In French
aiguille Herbe
Eau Clover
In Spanish
Hierba de aguja
Agua trébol
In Greek
βελόνα Grass
νερό Clover
In Portuguese
agulha Relva
Clover água
In Polish
igła do trawy
Woda Clover
In Latin
acus Grass
Trifolium aqua
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pteridophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Filicopsida
Order
Cyperales
Hydropteridales
Family
Poaceae
Marsileaceae
Genus
Stipa
Marsilea
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
Stipeae
-
Subfamily
Pooideae
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Number of Species
1504
1
27800
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