Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Aquatics
Origin
South America, Argentina, Brazil
North America, Europe, Asia
Types
Helen Campbell spider flower, Queen Series spider flower, Violet Queen spider flower
Lemna minor
Number of Varieties
437
0
40000
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Habitat
vacant lots, wastelands, yards
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-111-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
7-1
Sunset Zone
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, 24
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm5.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm0.12 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Purple, Pink, Rose, Lavender
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Oblong-lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Plant grows in water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Aquatic Plant
In Spring
Moderate
Aquatic Plant
In Winter
Average Water
Aquatic Plant
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Type
Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Insects, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Salt
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Butterflies
Insects
Allergy
Skin irritation
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antinociceptive
Swelling
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
-
Other Uses
Used for bedding in gardens
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Landscape
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
CLEOME hassleriana
LEMNA trisulca
Common Name
Cleome, Pink Queen, Spider Flower
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
In Hindi
Pink Queen
duckweed
In German
rosa Königin
Entengrütze
In French
Reine rose
lentille d'eau
In Spanish
Reina de color rosa
Lenteja de agua
In Greek
ροζ Βασίλισσα
duckweed
In Portuguese
Rainha -de-rosa
lentilha-d'água
In Polish
Różowa Królowa
Rzęsa
In Latin
Regina Pink
duckweed
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Arales
Family
Cleomaceae
Lemnaceae
Genus
Cleome
Lemna
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Cleomeae
Lemneae
Subfamily
-
Lemnoideae
Number of Species
138
1
27800
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