Marsilea mutica
Water Clover
Type Perennial, fern
Hardy range 9A to 11
Height 3" to 6" / 8cm to 15cm
Growth rate Average
Form Prostrate, spreading or horizontal and variable spread
Exposure Full sun
Persistence Deciduous
This plant will grow in wet soil.
Suitable soil is well-drained/loamy.
The pH preference is a neutral soil.
Leaf Color Green and variegated
This plant has attractive foliage.
Culture Notes Easy to grow aquatic plant. It is grown for its floating clover-like foliage, because it does not have flowers. Needs to be thinned periodically or it will take over the surface of a pond. Cuttings can be taken from the rhizomes in spring.
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