Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Australia
Eastern Africa
Types
-
Perennial
Number of Varieties
140000
0
40000
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Habitat
along watercourse, Banks, Lake Sides, Near ponds
gardens, Tropical regions, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-6
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Spreading
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
250.00 cm5.10 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Blue
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Red
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Dark Red
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Dark Red
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Gray Green, Dark Red
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Round
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Average
Bloom Time
-
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
-
Where to Plant?
In Water
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Spores
Divison, Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep immersed in water
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Requires extensive pruning
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single, Semi-Double
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
Frogs
Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Spores
Flowers
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Starch
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Water Gardens
Container, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
MARSILEA mutica
SAINTPAULIA 'Martinique'
Common Name
Banded Nardoo, Banded Water Clover, Pepperwort
African violet
In Hindi
Pepperwort
अफ्रीकी वायलेट
In German
Pepperwort
African Violet
In French
Pepperwort
African Violet
In Spanish
Pepperwort
Violeta africana
In Greek
Pepperwort
African Violet
In Portuguese
Pepperwort
Violet africano
In Polish
Pepperwort
African Violet
In Latin
Pepperwort
African Violet
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Charophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
-
Lamiales
Family
Marsileaceae
Gesnariaceae
Genus
Marsilea
-
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Lapidieae
-
Subfamily
-
Cyrtandroideae
Number of Species
6521
1
27800
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