Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Flowering Plants
Origin
Australia
North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas
Types
Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
Blue Toadflax, Old-Field Toadflax
Number of Varieties
430
0
40000
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Habitat
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-113-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
9-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10
Habit
Mat-forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm61.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Pink, Light Blue, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Four wedge-shaped leaflets
Oval to egg shaped
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
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Spores
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Average Water Needs, Do Not 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
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Organic Manure
use all-purpose fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Clover Clot
Foliar disease, Root rot, Spider mites
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Frogs
Bumblebees
Allergy
Beriberi, Toxic
Depression, High blood cholestrol, Pain
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent
Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Spores
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Used like flour, Used to make dough
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
MARSILEA drummondii
PENSTEMON grandiflorus
Common Name
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
Large Beardtongue, Shell-leaf Penstemon, Wild Snapdragon
In Hindi
Water Clover
Wild Snapdragon
In German
Wasser Klee
Wilde Snapdragon
In French
Eau Clover
Snapdragon sauvage
In Spanish
Agua trébol
Salvaje Snapdragon
In Greek
νερό Clover
άγρια Snapdragon
In Portuguese
Clover água
Selvagem Snapdragon
In Polish
Woda Clover
Dziki Snapdragon
In Latin
Trifolium aqua
Phlox Ferae
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Filicopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Hydropteridales
Scrophulariales
Family
Marsileaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Marsilea
Penstemon
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Scrophularioideae
Number of Species
440
1
27800
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