Blue Lotus

Creeping Mazus

About Blue Lotus and Creeping Mazus

Blue Lotus

Creeping Mazus

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Perennial

1.3 Origin

Eastern Africa

Southeastern Asia, Nepal

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Lowland, Ponds

Coastal Regions, Cold Regions, Terrestrial

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-115-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

8-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

80.00 cm250.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

40.00 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Dark Blue, Yellow, Yellow green

White, Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Orange, Yellow

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Broadly Ovate

Lance shaped

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Pollution, Drought, Soil Compaction

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

In Water, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Corms or bulbs, From Rhizomes, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Plant grows in water

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Lily Beetle, Red blotch, Sap-Sucking Insects

Insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Cold climate

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Not Available

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Aphids, White bugs

Butterflies, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Diabetes, Nausea

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for insects, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anxiety, Combats Stress, Diarrhea, Improve circulation, increase memory, Soothing and relieving pain

Cough

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Stem

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Traditional medicine, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Water Gardens

Alpine, Edging, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Nymphaea caerulea

MAZUS reptans

7.2 Common Name

Blue Lotus, Blue Egyptian lotus

Creeping Mazus

7.2.1 In Hindi

ब्लू लोटस

जीव Mazus

7.2.2 In German

Blue Lotus

Creeping Mazus

7.2.3 In French

Blue Lotus

Creeping Mazus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Blue Lotus

arrastramiento Mazus

7.2.5 In Greek

Blue Lotus

υφέρπουσα Mazus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Blue Lotus

Creeping Mazus

7.2.7 In Polish

Blue Lotus

Creeping Mazus

7.2.8 In Latin

Blue Lotus

reptilia Alba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Anthophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Nymphaeales

Scrophulariales

8.5 Family

Nymphaeaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Nymphaea

Mazus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Mimuleae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Mimuloideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Blue Lotus and Creeping Mazus

Wondering what are the properties of Blue Lotus and Creeping Mazus? We provide you with everything About Blue Lotus and Creeping Mazus. Blue Lotus doesn't have thorns and Creeping Mazus doesn't have thorns. Also Blue Lotus does not have fragrant flowers. Blue Lotus has allergic reactions like Diabetes and Nausea and Creeping Mazus has allergic reactions like Diabetes and Nausea. 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 Blue Lotus and Creeping Mazus and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare Aquatic Plants » More

Blue Lotus and Pepperwort

Blue Lotus and Sacred Lotus

Blue Lotus and Water Clover

» More

More Compare Aquatic Plants

Season and Care of Blue Lotus and Creeping Mazus

Season and care of Blue Lotus and Creeping Mazus is important to know. While considering everything about Blue Lotus and Creeping Mazus Care, growing season is an essential factor. Blue Lotus season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Creeping Mazus season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Blue Lotus is Clay, Loam and for Creeping Mazus is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Blue Lotus is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Creeping Mazus is Neutral.

Blue Lotus and Creeping Mazus Physical Information

Blue Lotus and Creeping Mazus physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Lotus height is 80.00 cm and width 40.00 cm whereas Creeping Mazus height is 250.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Blue Lotus and Creeping Mazus are as follows:

Blue Lotus flower color: Blue, Dark Blue, Yellow and Yellow green
Blue Lotus leaf color: Dark Green and Green
Creeping Mazus flower color: White and Blue Violet
Creeping Mazus leaf color: Green

Care of Blue Lotus and Creeping Mazus

Care of Blue Lotus and Creeping Mazus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Blue Lotus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Creeping Mazus pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Blue Lotus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Creeping Mazus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.