Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Australia, New Zealand
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Western Asia
Types
Myriophyllum aquaticum
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Number of Varieties
17-
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, Ponds, stream banks
Alpine Meadows, Mediterranean region, Rock outcrops, Slopes, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-125-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-6
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Sunset Zone
21,22
1 - 7,15 - 17
Habit
Upright/Erect
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm1,000.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm200.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Dark Red, Ivory
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Yellow Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Late Summer, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
waterlogging
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, 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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune regularly, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune once the plant is tall enough, Prune to stimulate growth
Fertilizers
iron-rich fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Sap-Sucking Insects, Stem rot
Adelgids, Bark beetles, Blister Rust, Canker, Sawfly Larvae, Spruce spider mite, White pine weevil
Plant Tolerance
waterlogging
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
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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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds, Insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Water gardening
Beautification, Decorating walls, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc., Used for making hedges
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
-
Other Uses
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Application in Furniture, Condiment, Food for animals, Paper pulp, Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas Tree, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Groundcover, Tropical, Water Gardens
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
MYRIOPHYLLUM propinquum
Pinus balfouriana
Common Name
Parrot's Feather, Watermilfoil
Foxtail pine
In Hindi
watermilfoil
foxtail pine
In German
watermilfoil
foxtail Kiefer
In French
myriophylle
sétaire pin
In Spanish
watermilfoil
pino de cola de zorra
In Greek
watermilfoil
αλωπέκουρου πεύκο
In Portuguese
watermilfoil
pinho foxtail
In Polish
watermilfoil
włośnica sosny
In Latin
watermilfoil
panicum pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Saxifragales
Pinales
Family
Haloragaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Myriophyllum
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
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Tribe
-
Pineae
Subfamily
-
Pinoideae
Number of Species
69111
1
27800
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