Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Australia
Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States
Types
-
it is a type of lily
Number of Varieties
170
0
40000
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Habitat
along watercourse, Banks, Lake Sides, Near ponds
Bluffs, bottomlands, ditches, limestone outcrops, meadows, Wet Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-116-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-6
12-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
250.00 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green, Tan, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Red
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Dark Red
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Dark Red
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Gray Green, Dark Red
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Round
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
-
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Spores
Divison, From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep immersed in water
Requires watering in the growing season
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, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Insects, Rodent, Slugs, Snails
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Frogs
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Spores
Whole plant
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Starch
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Water Gardens
Container, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
MARSILEA mutica
ZEPHYRANTHES atamasco
Common Name
Banded Nardoo, Banded Water Clover, Pepperwort
Atamasco Lily, Rain Lily
In Hindi
Pepperwort
वर्षा लिली
In German
Pepperwort
regen-Lilie
In French
Pepperwort
pluie Lily
In Spanish
Pepperwort
lirio de la lluvia
In Greek
Pepperwort
βροχή Lily
In Portuguese
Pepperwort
Lily chuva
In Polish
Pepperwort
deszcz Lily
In Latin
Pepperwort
Pluvia lilium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Charophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Liliopsida
Order
-
Liliales
Family
Marsileaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Marsilea
Zephyranthes
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Lapidieae
Hippeastreae
Subfamily
-
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
6570
1
27800
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