Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Aquatics
Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Australia
Types
-
Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
Number of Varieties
404
0
40000
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Habitat
Wild
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-109-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-8
12-9
Sunset Zone
10, 11, 12, 13
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Hot Pink
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Four wedge-shaped leaflets
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Winter
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Spores
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established
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
Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full 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
Red blotch
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Frogs
Allergy
poisonous if ingested
Beriberi, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Fixes Nitrogen
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
constipation, Stomach pain, Swelling, Wounds
Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Stem
Seeds, Spores
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used like flour, Used to make dough
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
PENSTEMON parryi
MARSILEA drummondii
Common Name
Parry's Beardtongue
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
In Hindi
penstemon parryi
Water Clover
In German
penstemon parryi
Wasser Klee
In French
penstemon parryi
Eau Clover
In Spanish
parryi penstemon
Agua trébol
In Greek
penstemon parryi
νερό Clover
In Portuguese
parryi penstemon
Clover água
In Polish
penstemon parryi
Woda Clover
In Latin
Persicaria californicum
Trifolium aqua
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pteridophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Filicopsida
Order
Lamiales
Hydropteridales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Marsileaceae
Genus
Penstemon
Marsilea
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
14
1
27800
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