Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Tender Perennial
Origin
Australia
South America, Southeastern Asia, Australia, New Zealand
Types
Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
Cabbage palm, Good luck plant, Ti plant
Number of Varieties
425
0
40000
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Habitat
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
Dry and Young forest Heaths, Forest edges, Tropical rainforest
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-119-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Mat-forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
White, Red, Blue, Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Burgundy
Shape
Leaf Shape
Four wedge-shaped leaflets
Long Elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Cold climate
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Spores
Divison, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Do not water frequently, Never Over-water, Water when soil is dry
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, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Organic Manure
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring, In Late summer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Clover Clot
Caterpillars, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
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
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Frogs
-
Allergy
Beriberi, Toxic
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen
Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent
Menstrual Disorders, Stomach pain, tuberculosis
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Spores
Leaves
Other Uses
Used like flour, Used to make dough
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
MARSILEA drummondii
CORDYLINE
Common Name
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
Cordyline
In Hindi
Water Clover
Cordyline
In German
Wasser Klee
Cordyline
In French
Eau Clover
cordyline
In Spanish
Agua trébol
cordyline
In Greek
νερό Clover
Cordyline
In Portuguese
Clover água
Cordyline
In Polish
Woda Clover
Cordyline
In Latin
Trifolium aqua
Cordyline
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Filicopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Hydropteridales
Asparagales
Family
Marsileaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Marsilea
Cordyline
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Lomandroideae
Number of Species
424
1
27800
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