Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Broadleaf Evergreen, Grass
Origin
Australia
Mexico
Types
Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
Otatea acuminata ssp. acuminata, Otatea acuminata ssp. aztecorum, Otatea acuminata 'Dwarf'
Number of Varieties
420
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40000
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Habitat
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
Subtropical climates, tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-119-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
10 - 7
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 9, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Mat-forming
Weeping
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm240.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Four wedge-shaped leaflets
Long linear and narrow
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
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Spores
Divison
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Average Water Needs, Never Over-water
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
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, 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 every year, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
Organic Manure
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Clover Clot
Aphids, Mealybugs
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
-
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
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Frogs
Mealybugs
Allergy
Beriberi, Toxic
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen
Air purification, Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent
-
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
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
MARSILEA drummondii
OTATEA acuminata
Common Name
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
Clumping Bamboo, Mexican Weeping Bamboo
In Hindi
Water Clover
मैक्सिकन बांस
In German
Wasser Klee
Mexican Bambus
In French
Eau Clover
Bamboo mexicaine
In Spanish
Agua trébol
bambú mexicana
In Greek
νερό Clover
Μεξικού μπαμπού
In Portuguese
Clover água
Bamboo Mexican
In Polish
Woda Clover
Mexican Bamboo
In Latin
Trifolium aqua
Mexicanus Bamboo
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
-
Class
Filicopsida
-
Order
Hydropteridales
Poales
Family
Marsileaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Marsilea
Otatea
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
455
1
27800
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