Babaco

Nymphaea Alba

About Babaco and Nymphaea Alba

Babaco

Nymphaea Alba

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Fruit, Shrub

Aquatics

Origin

South America

Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia

Types

V. × heilbornii

Nymphaea alba

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Mediterranean region, Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Ponds

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-115-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

11-9

9-1

Sunset Zone

H1, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

180.00 cm45.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

150.00 cm150.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green

White, Yellow, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Light Yellow, Yellow green

Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

Circular

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

In Water

How to Plant?

Vegetative Reproduction

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Plant grows in water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove shoots

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

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

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Flies

Allergy

Headache

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Digestive disorders

Anaphrodisiac, Anodyne, Antiscrophulatic, Astringent

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Root, Seeds

Other Uses

Used in making champagne

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Water Gardens

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

VASCONCELLEA x heilbornii

NYMPHAEA alba

Common Name

Babaco, Mountain Papaya

European White Waterlily, Nenuphar, White Lotus

In Hindi

Babaco

Nymphaea alba

In German

Babaco

Weiße Seerose

In French

Babaco

Nénuphar blanc

In Spanish

Babaco

Nymphaea alba

In Greek

Babaco

Nymphaea alba

In Portuguese

Babaco

Nymphaea alba

In Polish

Babaco

Grzybienie białe

In Latin

Babaco

Nymphaea alba

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Vascular plant

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Brassicales

Nymphaeales

Family

Caricaceae

Nymphaeaceae

Genus

Vasconcellea

Nymphaea

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms

Tribe

Subfamily

Cassidinae

Number of Species

150

1 27800

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Properties of Babaco and Nymphaea Alba

Wondering what are the properties of Babaco and Nymphaea Alba? We provide you with everything About Babaco and Nymphaea Alba. Babaco doesn't have thorns and Nymphaea Alba doesn't have thorns. Also Babaco does not have fragrant flowers. Babaco has allergic reactions like and Nymphaea Alba has allergic reactions like . Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Babaco and Nymphaea Alba and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Babaco and Nymphaea Alba

Season and care of Babaco and Nymphaea Alba is important to know. While considering everything about Babaco and Nymphaea Alba Care, growing season is an essential factor. Babaco season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Nymphaea Alba season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Babaco is Loam, Sand and for Nymphaea Alba is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Babaco is Acidic, Neutral and for Nymphaea Alba is Neutral.

Babaco and Nymphaea Alba Physical Information

Babaco and Nymphaea Alba physical information is very important for comparison. Babaco height is 180.00 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Nymphaea Alba height is 45.00 cm and width 150.00 cm. The color specification of Babaco and Nymphaea Alba are as follows:

Babaco flower color: Yellow green
Babaco leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Nymphaea Alba flower color: White, Yellow and Ivory
Nymphaea Alba leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Babaco and Nymphaea Alba

Care of Babaco and Nymphaea Alba include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Babaco pruning is done Remove shoots and Nymphaea Alba pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Babaco needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Nymphaea Alba needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.