Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Aquatics
Origin
South America, Argentina, Brazil
Australia
Types
Helen Campbell spider flower, Queen Series spider flower, Violet Queen spider flower
Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
Number of Varieties
44
0
40000
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Habitat
vacant lots, wastelands, yards
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-119-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
12-9
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
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Purple, Pink, Rose, Lavender
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Four wedge-shaped leaflets
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Spores
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full 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
Organic Manure
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Clover Clot
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Frogs
Allergy
Skin irritation
Beriberi, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Fixes Nitrogen
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antinociceptive
Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Seeds, Spores
Other Uses
Used for bedding in gardens
Used like flour, Used to make dough
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Landscape
Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
CLEOME hassleriana
MARSILEA drummondii
Common Name
Cleome, Pink Queen, Spider Flower
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
In Hindi
Pink Queen
Water Clover
In German
rosa Königin
Wasser Klee
In French
Reine rose
Eau Clover
In Spanish
Reina de color rosa
Agua trébol
In Greek
ροζ Βασίλισσα
νερό Clover
In Portuguese
Rainha -de-rosa
Clover água
In Polish
Różowa Królowa
Woda Clover
In Latin
Regina Pink
Trifolium aqua
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pteridophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Filicopsida
Order
Brassicales
Hydropteridales
Family
Cleomaceae
Marsileaceae
Genus
Cleome
Marsilea
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
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Tribe
Cleomeae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
14
1
27800
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