Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Flowering Plants, Herbs
Origin
Australia
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Types
Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
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Number of Varieties
456
0
40000
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Habitat
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
Mountains, Upland
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-114-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
9-2
Sunset Zone
21,22
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Habit
Mat-forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Red, Rose, Crimson
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Four wedge-shaped leaflets
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Pollution, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Spores
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Do Not over Water, Requires a lot of watering
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
Organic Manure
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Clover Clot
Leaf spot, Root rot
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Frogs
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Allergy
Beriberi, Toxic
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent
Broken Bones, Burns, Sore throat, Stomach aliments, Urine infections
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Spores
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used like flour, Used to make dough
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
MARSILEA drummondii
PENSTEMON barbatus
Common Name
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue
In Hindi
Water Clover
Beardlip Penstemon
In German
Wasser Klee
Beardlip Penstemon
In French
Eau Clover
penstemon beardlip
In Spanish
Agua trébol
penstemon beardlip
In Greek
νερό Clover
beardlip penstemon
In Portuguese
Clover água
penstemon beardlip
In Polish
Woda Clover
beardlip penstemon
In Latin
Trifolium aqua
Birdlip penstemon
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Filicopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Hydropteridales
Lamiales
Family
Marsileaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Marsilea
Penstemon
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
440
1
27800
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