Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Aquatics
Origin
Northwestern United States, Canada
North America, Europe, Asia
Types
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Lemna minor
Number of Varieties
637
0
40000
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Habitat
Lowland, Moist Soils, Swamps
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-71-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
7-1
Sunset Zone
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Pyramidal
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,520.00 cm5.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
760.00 cm0.12 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Brown, Sienna
Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Bronze
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Scale-like imbricate
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
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Soil Compaction
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Hardwood Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of moisture in the growing season, when new, water every week
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
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full 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
Armillaria root rot, Bark beetles
Insects, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Salt
Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Insects
Allergy
Asthma, contact allergic dermatitis, Urticaria
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Bronchitis, Cold, Cough, Fever, Sore throat
Swelling
Part of Plant Used
Branch, Inner Bark, Leaves, Wood
-
Other Uses
Dugout canoes, Making deodorants, Medicinal oil, Paper pulp, Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods, Used as an insecticide, Used to make baskets
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
THUJA plicata
LEMNA trisulca
Common Name
Giant Arborvitae, Green Giant Arborvitae, Western Arborvitae, Western Red Cedar
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
In Hindi
Pacific redcedar
duckweed
In German
Riesen-Lebensbaum
Entengrütze
In French
Thuja plicata
lentille d'eau
In Spanish
Thuja plicata
Lenteja de agua
In Greek
Thuja plicata
duckweed
In Portuguese
Thuja plicata
lentilha-d'água
In Polish
Żywotnik olbrzymi
Rzęsa
In Latin
Thuja plicata
duckweed
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pinophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Pinales
Arales
Family
Cupressaceae
Lemnaceae
Genus
Thuja
Lemna
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Lemneae
Subfamily
-
Lemnoideae
Number of Species
1538
1
27800
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