Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Aquatics
Origin
North America
Australia
Types
Populus tremuloides
Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
Number of Varieties
44
0
40000
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Habitat
Forest margins, gardens, Roadsides, Woodlands
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-89-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
12-9
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Blue Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Four wedge-shaped leaflets
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Salt
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Spores
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water more in summer
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune to control growth, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
20-20-20 amount, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount
Organic Manure
Pests and Diseases
Insects
Aphids, Clover Clot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
-
Flower Petal Number
-
-
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
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Frogs
Allergy
-
Beriberi, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Fixes Nitrogen
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Pulp
Seeds, Spores
Other Uses
Used in paper industry, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used in construction
Used like flour, Used to make dough
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shade Trees
Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
POPULUS tremuloides
MARSILEA drummondii
Common Name
Quaking Aspen
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
In Hindi
Quaking Aspen
Water Clover
In German
Zitterpappel
Wasser Klee
In French
tremble
Eau Clover
In Spanish
Temblor Aspen
Agua trébol
In Greek
τρεμώδεις Aspen
νερό Clover
In Portuguese
Quaking Aspen
Clover água
In Polish
Quaking Aspen
Woda Clover
In Latin
Tremens Quisque
Trifolium aqua
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Pteridophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Filicopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Hydropteridales
Family
Salicaceae
Marsileaceae
Genus
Populus
Marsilea
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
-
Tribe
Saliceae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
354
1
27800
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