1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Aquatics
Tender Perennial
1.3 Origin
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Japan, Australia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Moist Soils, Terrestrial, Upland, Wet lands
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds, Ponds
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Spreading
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
30.00 cm20.30 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.00 cm60.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Brownish Red
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
simple-pinnate or double-pinnate
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer
Late Summer, Early Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
From Rhizomes, Root Division
Divison, Layering, Seedlings, stem tip cuttings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs Very high moisture
Needs Very high moisture
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply 10-10-10 amount
4.9 Pests and Diseases
bees
Aphids, Armyworm, Bacterial Blight, Damping off, Downy mildew
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Bees, Flies
Bees, Flies, Insects
5.12 Allergy
allergic reaction, Pollen
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Bog Garden, Showy Purposes, Water gardening, Wild gardens
Bog Garden, Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Insect Bites, Treating fever
Depurative, Febrifuge, Styptic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Root
Leaves, Root, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Grown in botanical gardens as a specimen, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as a seasoning in soups, useful as a ground cover
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Water Gardens
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
SAURURUS cernuus
OENANTHE javanica
7.2 Common Name
Lizard's Tail
Java Water Dropwort, Water Celery, Water Parsley
7.2.1 In Hindi
Saururus cernuus
Water Celery
7.2.2 In German
Saururus cernuus
Wasser Sellerie
7.2.3 In French
Saururus cernuus
Céleri d'eau
7.2.4 In Spanish
cernuus Saururus
El apio agua
7.2.5 In Greek
Saururus cernuus
Σέλινο νερό
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Saururus cernuus
Aipo água
7.2.7 In Polish
Saururus cernuus
Seler Woda
7.2.8 In Latin
Saururi cernuus
Aqua Apium
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Magnoliids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species