Lemna growing 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.
Lemna flower
Flower color yellow or white the flowers very small and grow on the leaf in the middle on the vein.
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Requirements for Lemna growing and care:
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 as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
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
Scientific name:
Lemna