Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Aquatics
Origin
India
North America, Europe, Asia
Types
Ipomoea aquatica
Lemna minor
Number of Varieties
12037
0
40000
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Habitat
subtropical regions, Tropical regions
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-151-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-6
7-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Spreading
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
12.70 cm5.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm0.12 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Lavender
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Green, Reddish Plum
Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Elliptic
Oblong-lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Plant grows in water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Aquatic Plant
In Spring
Moderate
Aquatic Plant
In Winter
Average Water
Aquatic Plant
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Root rot
Insects, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Salt
Flowers
Showy
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Hens
Insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Farmland
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anti-ageing Benefits, Antidiabetic, Reduces toothache, Skin Diseases
Swelling
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Shoots, Stem
-
Other Uses
Used in curries, soups, stews
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Water Gardens
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
IPOMOEA aquatica
LEMNA trisulca
Common Name
Swamp Cabbage, Swamp Morning Glory, Water Spinach
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
In Hindi
Water Spinach
duckweed
In German
Wasser-Spinat
Entengrütze
In French
Épinards d'eau
lentille d'eau
In Spanish
La espinaca de agua
Lenteja de agua
In Greek
Σπανάκι νερό
duckweed
In Portuguese
Espinafre de água
lentilha-d'água
In Polish
Szpinak wodny
Rzęsa
In Latin
Water Spinach
duckweed
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Spermatophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Solanales
Arales
Family
Convolvulaceae
Lemnaceae
Genus
Ipomoea
Lemna
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Ipomoeeae
Lemneae
Subfamily
-
Lemnoideae
Number of Species
50038
1
27800
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