Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Australia
Central America, South America
Types
Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
Psidium guajava,Acca sellowiana
Number of Varieties
4100
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40000
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Habitat
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Semi arid regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-1110-15
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Mat-forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm300.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Yellow, Pink
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Olive, Dark Green, Copper
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Olive, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Four wedge-shaped leaflets
Oblong elliptic
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
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
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Spores
Grafting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Average Water Needs, Does not require lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Less Watering
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in early spring, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Organic Manure
Fertilize every three months, fertilize in growing season
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Clover Clot
Anthracnose, Bacteria wilt, Canker, Cercospora leaf spot, Red blotch, Ring spot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Heat Tolerance, Variety of soil types
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
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Frogs
Ants, Birds, Bugs
Allergy
Beriberi, Toxic
Cold, drowsiness, Mouth itching
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Acne, Improve skin tone, Treatment of Dark Spots
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen
Food for birds, Food for insects, Shadow Tree, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent
Diabetes, Diarrhea, Inflammation, Minerals
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Spores
Bark, Fruits, Stem
Other Uses
Used like flour, Used to make dough
Application in Handicrafts, Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Used as a nemiticide, Used as an insecticide, Used as firewood
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Container, Edible, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Hedges, Houseplant, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
MARSILEA drummondii
PSIDIUM guajava
Common Name
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
Guava Tree
In Hindi
Water Clover
अमरूद [amarood]
In German
Wasser Klee
Echte Guave or Goiaba or Guava or Guayaba or Guayave
In French
Eau Clover
Goyave or Goyavier
In Spanish
Agua trébol
Guayaba manzana or Guayabo
In Greek
νερό Clover
γκουάβα [nkouáva]
In Portuguese
Clover água
goiaba
In Polish
Woda Clover
guawa
In Latin
Trifolium aqua
Psidium guajava
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Filicopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Hydropteridales
Myrtales
Family
Marsileaceae
Myrtaceae
Genus
Marsilea
Psidium guajava
Clade
-
Dicotyledonous
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Rosoideae
Number of Species
4100
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27800
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