Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Australia
Japan
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
115
0
40000
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Habitat
along watercourse, Banks, Lake Sides, Near ponds
low mountains, Mountain Slopes, Mountain tops, Mountains
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-116-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-6
9-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
250.00 cm910.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown, Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Red
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Dark Red
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Dark Red
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Gray Green, Dark Red
Green, Blue Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Round
Subulate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Fall, Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Spores
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep immersed in water
Do not water frequently, Needs less 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, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well 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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
-
Blight, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Sawfly Larvae, Scale insects
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Deer resistant, Drought, Rabbit
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Frogs
Sawfly, White Pine Weevil
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Bonsai, Borders
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Cold, Cough, Diuretic, Vermifuge
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Spores
Seeds
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Starch
Herbicide
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Water Gardens
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
MARSILEA mutica
PINUS parviflora
Common Name
Banded Nardoo, Banded Water Clover, Pepperwort
five-needle pine
Japanese five-needle pine
In Hindi
Pepperwort
Japanese White Pine
In German
Pepperwort
Japanische White Pine
In French
Pepperwort
Pin blanc du Japon
In Spanish
Pepperwort
Pino blanco japonés
In Greek
Pepperwort
Ιαπωνικά White Pine
In Portuguese
Pepperwort
Japanese White Pine
In Polish
Pepperwort
Japoński White Pine
In Latin
Pepperwort
Pine Italica
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Charophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Pinopsida
Order
-
Pinales
Family
Marsileaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Marsilea
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
-
Tribe
Lapidieae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
65115
1
27800
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