Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Aquatics
Flowering Plants
Origin
Australia
Mexico, Central America, South America
Types
Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
Tagetes lemmonii
Number of Varieties
450
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40000
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Habitat
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-118-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
21,22
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
Habit
Mat-forming
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm30.50 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Yellow, Orange, Gold, Orange Red
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
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
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Four wedge-shaped leaflets
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Spores
Divison, Layering, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Part sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Organic Manure
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Clover Clot
Red blotch
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Frogs
Butterflies
Allergy
Beriberi, Toxic
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Beautification, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes, Used as an interior landscaping species
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen
Air purification, Food for birds
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent
Cancer, Diarrhea, Hepatitis, Inflammation, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Spores
Flowers
Other Uses
Used like flour, Used to make dough
Air freshner, Condiment, For making oil for cosmetics, Garland, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Medicinal oil, Used as an ointment, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Dried Flower, Landscape, Lawns and Turf
Botanical Name
MARSILEA drummondii
TAGETES lucida
Common Name
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
Mexican Marigold, Sweetscented marigold
In Hindi
Water Clover
मैक्सिकन गेंदा
In German
Wasser Klee
mexikanische Ringelblume
In French
Eau Clover
Tagetes lucida
In Spanish
Agua trébol
caléndula mexicano
In Greek
νερό Clover
μεξικάνικο κατιφέ
In Portuguese
Clover água
Tagetes lucida
In Polish
Woda Clover
meksykański nagietka
In Latin
Trifolium aqua
Mexicanus caltha
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Filicopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Hydropteridales
Asterales
Family
Marsileaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Marsilea
Tagetes
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Tageteae
Subfamily
-
Asteroideae
Number of Species
456
1
27800
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