Lemna grow and care – leaf water plant of the genus Lemna also known as Water fern, Lemna perennial evergreen cold annual used as ornamental ground cover plant, can grow in mediterranean, desert, subtropics, temperate, tropics climate and growing in hardiness zone 5+.
Leaves color green 1-2 cm elliptic and grow in pairs, pair and from each leave can grow new plant.
Flower color yellow or white the flowers very small and grow on the leaf in the middle on the vein.
Aquatic environment
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed (hard to collect)/ Vegetative reproduction
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No, but easy to do
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Aggressive, invasive
Planting season:
Spring, in tropic all year
Pests and diseases:
?
Pruning season:
All year
How to prune:
Collect the dead part
Size of the plant?
0.5-1 cm, 0.15-0.5 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing
Water requirement:
Big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Bloom season:
Summer
General information about the flower:
Yellow or white flowers very small and grow on the leaf in the middle on the vein
Lemna
Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting, Summer planting, Winter planting
Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants, Part shade Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Desert Climate, Mediterranean Climate, Subtropics Climate, Temperate Climate, Tropics Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Fast growing plants
Plant life-form: Annual plant, Evergreen, Leaf plant, Perennial plant
Plant Uses: Ornamental plants, Water plants
Requirements for watering the plant: Big amount of water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 10, Hardiness zone 11, Hardiness zone 12, Hardiness zone 13, Hardiness zone 5, Hardiness zone 6, Hardiness zone 7, Hardiness zone 8, Hardiness zone 9
Ornamental parts: Ornamental leaves, Ornamental plant
Leaf color:
Blooming season: Summer flowers
Flower colors: White flower, Yellow flower
Harvest Season:
Edible Parts:
Culinary uses: