Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Australia
China, Japan
Types
-
Aurea,Kaizuka,Plumosa Aurea
Number of Varieties
130
0
40000
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Habitat
along watercourse, Banks, Lake Sides, Near ponds
Deciduous forests, Rocky areas, rocky outcrops
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-113-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-6
9-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
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
Habit
Spreading
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
250.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm180.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Light Yellow Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Blue Black, Purple Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Red
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Dark Red
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Dark Red
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Gray Green, Dark Red
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Round
Scale-like imbricate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring, Mid Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Spores
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep immersed in water
Does not require water in summer, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full 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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Scale, Spider mites
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Frogs
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Bonsai, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antirheumatic, Hemostatic, Skin Diseases, Skin wounds, treating tumours
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Spores
Flowers, Leaves, Root, Stem
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Starch
Decoration Purposes, Pesticide, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Water Gardens
Container, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
MARSILEA mutica
JUNIPERUS chinensis
Common Name
Banded Nardoo, Banded Water Clover, Pepperwort
Chinese Juniper
In Hindi
Pepperwort
चीनी जुनिपर
In German
Pepperwort
chinesische Wacholder
In French
Pepperwort
genévrier de Chine
In Spanish
Pepperwort
enebro chino
In Greek
Pepperwort
Κινέζικα αρκεύθου
In Portuguese
Pepperwort
zimbro chinês
In Polish
Pepperwort
jałowiec chiński
In Latin
Pepperwort
Chinese iuniperorum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Charophyta
Pinophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Pinopsida
Order
-
Pinales
Family
Marsileaceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Marsilea
Juniperus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
-
Tribe
Lapidieae
-
Subfamily
-
Cupressoideae
Number of Species
6567
1
27800
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