Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Tree
Origin
Australia
Eastern Asia
Types
Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
Ever red , Crimson queen
Number of Varieties
46
0
40000
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Habitat
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
Shady Edge
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-115-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
8-2
Sunset Zone
21,22
A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Mat-forming
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Red
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Red, Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Light Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Orange, Gold, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Four wedge-shaped leaflets
Maple shaped
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
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Average
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Spores
Transplanting
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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
-
Insignificant
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
Beetles
Allergy
Beriberi, Toxic
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent
-
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Spores
-
Other Uses
Used like flour, Used to make dough
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
MARSILEA drummondii
ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'
Common Name
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple
In Hindi
Water Clover
Weeping Maple
In German
Wasser Klee
Weeping Maple
In French
Eau Clover
Maple pleureur
In Spanish
Agua trébol
weeping maple
In Greek
νερό Clover
weeping maple
In Portuguese
Clover água
chorando de bordo
In Polish
Woda Clover
płacz klonu
In Latin
Trifolium aqua
weeping maple
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Filicopsida
Eudicotyledones
Order
Hydropteridales
Sapindales
Family
Marsileaceae
Aceraceae
Genus
Marsilea
Acer
Clade
-
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
4130
1
27800
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