Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Aquatics
Origin
Central America, South America
North America, Europe, Asia
Types
Not Availble
Lemna minor
Number of Varieties
1237
0
40000
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Habitat
Tropical regions
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-151-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-7
7-1
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
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
71.20 cm5.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm0.12 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Green
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Yellow, Red, Orange, Dark Red, Light 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
Ovate
Oblong-lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
-
The pH of Soil
Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
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
Neutral
-
Soil Type
Loam
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove deadheads
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
Insects, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Salt
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Flying insects
Insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiseptic, Diaphoretic, Digestive disorders
Swelling
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
-
Other Uses
Culinary use, Used As Food, Used as a spice
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
CAPSICUM frutescens
LEMNA trisulca
Common Name
Tabasco Pepper
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
In Hindi
काली मिर्च टबैस्को
duckweed
In German
Tabasco Pfeffer
Entengrütze
In French
Tabasco poivre
lentille d'eau
In Spanish
Tabasco Pepper
Lenteja de agua
In Greek
Tabasco πιπέρι
duckweed
In Portuguese
Tabasco pimenta
lentilha-d'água
In Polish
papryka tabasco
Rzęsa
In Latin
Tabasco Pepper
duckweed
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Solanales
Arales
Family
Solanaceae
Lemnaceae
Genus
Capsicum
Lemna
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Lemneae
Subfamily
Solanoideae
Lemnoideae
Number of Species
20038
1
27800
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