Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Aquatics
Origin
Australia
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia
Types
Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
Nymphaea alba
Number of Varieties
45
0
40000
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Habitat
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
Ponds
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-115-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
9-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Mat-forming
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm45.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm150.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Yellow, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Four wedge-shaped leaflets
Circular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
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
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
In Water
How to Plant?
Spores
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Plant grows in water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial 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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Frogs
Flies
Allergy
Beriberi, Toxic
Headache
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent
Anaphrodisiac, Anodyne, Antiscrophulatic, Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Spores
Root, Seeds
Other Uses
Used like flour, Used to make dough
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Water Gardens
Botanical Name
MARSILEA drummondii
NYMPHAEA alba
Common Name
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
European White Waterlily, Nenuphar, White Lotus
In Hindi
Water Clover
Nymphaea alba
In German
Wasser Klee
Weiße Seerose
In French
Eau Clover
Nénuphar blanc
In Spanish
Agua trébol
Nymphaea alba
In Greek
νερό Clover
Nymphaea alba
In Portuguese
Clover água
Nymphaea alba
In Polish
Woda Clover
Grzybienie białe
In Latin
Trifolium aqua
Nymphaea alba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Filicopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Hydropteridales
Nymphaeales
Family
Marsileaceae
Nymphaeaceae
Genus
Marsilea
Nymphaea
Clade
-
Angiosperms
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Cassidinae
Number of Species
450
1
27800
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