Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Grass
Origin
Australia
Southeastern Asia, India, China
Types
Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
Bambusoideae, Clumping bamboo, Running bamboo
Number of Varieties
412
0
40000
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Habitat
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
Dry Forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-119-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
12 - 10
Sunset Zone
21,22
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Mat-forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Brownish Red
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Four wedge-shaped leaflets
digitate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Wet Site, Drought, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Spores
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Average Water Needs
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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Fertilizers
Organic Manure
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Clover Clot
Aphids, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Whiteflies
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Drought, Heat Tolerance, Wet Site
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Frogs
Mice
Allergy
Beriberi, Toxic
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen
Air purification, Food for insects, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent
-
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Spores
Tree trunks
Other Uses
Used like flour, Used to make dough
Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Feature Plant, Tropical
Botanical Name
MARSILEA drummondii
DENDROCALAMUS strictus
Common Name
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
Male Bamboo, Timber Bamboo
In Hindi
Water Clover
इमारती लकड़ी बांस
In German
Wasser Klee
Holz Bambus
In French
Eau Clover
bois Bambou
In Spanish
Agua trébol
bambú
In Greek
νερό Clover
ξυλείας Μπαμπού
In Portuguese
Clover água
Bamboo Timber
In Polish
Woda Clover
Drewno Bamboo
In Latin
Trifolium aqua
lignum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Filicopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Hydropteridales
Poales
Family
Marsileaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Marsilea
Bambusa
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Bambuseae
Subfamily
-
Bambusoideae
Number of Species
41000
1
27800
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