Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Aquatics
Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America
Australia
Types
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Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
Number of Varieties
604
0
40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-159-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-9
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Red
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
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
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
Spores
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs more water during establishment
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
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
14-14-14 Fertilizer, Compost
Organic Manure
Pests and Diseases
Anthracnose, Aphids, Red blotch, Rust
Aphids, Clover Clot
Plant Tolerance
Heat Tolerance, Salt and Soil Compaction
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
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Squirrels
Frogs
Allergy
Stomach pain, Vomiting
Beriberi, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Used in parkland
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
Anti-ageing, Blackheads, Reduce Bruises
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Shadow Tree, Soil protection
Fixes Nitrogen
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Dehydration, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Nutrients, Weight loss
Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Seeds, Spores
Other Uses
Application in Handicrafts, Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used like flour, Used to make dough
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
Manilkara zapota
MARSILEA drummondii
Common Name
sapodilla , chikoo, Sapota
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
In Hindi
चीकू
Water Clover
In German
Breiapfelbaum
Wasser Klee
In French
Sapotillier
Eau Clover
In Spanish
chicle
Agua trébol
In Greek
sapodilla
νερό Clover
In Portuguese
sapodilla
Clover água
In Polish
Pigwica właściwa, sapodilla
Woda Clover
In Latin
sapodilla
Trifolium aqua
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pteridophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Filicopsida
Order
Ericales
Hydropteridales
Family
Sapotaceae
Marsileaceae
Genus
Abelia
Marsilea
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
Sapoteae
-
Subfamily
Sapotoideae
-
Number of Species
1344
1
27800
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