Blue Lotus

Duckweed

About Blue Lotus and Duckweed

Blue Lotus

Duckweed

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What is

Life Span

Type

Origin

Types

Number of Varieties

Habitat

USDA Hardiness Zone

AHS Heat Zone

Sunset Zone

Habit

Information

Minimum Height

Minimum Width

Flower Color

Flower Color Modifier

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Leaf Color in Summer

Leaf Color in Fall

Leaf Color in Winter

Leaf Shape

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Sunlight

Growth Rate

Type of Soil

The pH of Soil

Soil Drainage

Bloom Time

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

How to Plant?

Plant Maintenance

Watering Requirements

In Summer

In Spring

In Winter

Soil pH

Soil Type

Soil Drainage Capacity

Sun Exposure

Pruning

Fertilizers

Pests and Diseases

Plant Tolerance

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Foliage Sheen

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Allergy

Benefits

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Other Uses

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Common Name

In Hindi

In German

In French

In Spanish

In Greek

In Portuguese

In Polish

In Latin

Classification

Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Order

Family

Genus

Clade

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

Perennial

Herbs

Eastern Africa

Lowland, Ponds

10-11

Oval or Rounded

80.00 cm

40.00 cm

Blue, Dark Blue, Yellow, Yellow green

Bicolor

Light Green

Dark Green, Green

Dark Green

Green, Orange, Yellow

Green

Broadly Ovate

✔✘

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Fast

Clay, Loam

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Average

Early Spring

✔✘

Pollution, Drought, Soil Compaction

In Water, Pot

Corms or bulbs, From Rhizomes, Seedlings

Medium

Plant grows in water

Lots of watering

Moderate

Average Water

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Clay, Loam

Average

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Lily Beetle, Red blotch, Sap-Sucking Insects

Drought

Showy

Single

✔✘

Glossy

✔✘

Aphids, White bugs

Diabetes, Nausea

Beautification, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes

✔✘

Air purification

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

Leaves, Root, Stem

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

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Bog Garden, Water Gardens

Nymphaea caerulea

Blue Lotus, Blue Egyptian lotus

ब्लू लोटस

Blue Lotus

Plantae

Magnoliophyta

Magnoliopsida

Nymphaeales

Nymphaeaceae

Nymphaea

Angiosperms

Perennial

Aquatics

North America, Europe, Asia

Lemna minor

Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers

1-8

7-1

21,22

Spreading

5.00 cm

0.12 cm

Light Green

Green, Light Green

Light Green

Oblong-lanceolate

✔✘

Spring, Summer, Fall

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Fast

Poorly Drained

Late Spring, Early Summer

✔✘

Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site

In Water

Seedlings

Low

Plant grows in water

Aquatic Plant

Poorly Drained

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

No fertilizers needed

Insects, Red blotch

Cold climate, Salt

Insignificant

✔✘

Fine

Glossy

✔✘

Insects

✔✘

Food for insects

Swelling

✔✘

Bog Garden, Water Gardens

LEMNA trisulca

Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed

duckweed

Entengrütze

lentille d'eau

Lenteja de agua

duckweed

lentilha-d'água

Rzęsa

duckweed

Plantae

Tracheophyta

Liliopsida

Arales

Lemnaceae

Lemna

Angiosperms, Monocots

Lemneae

Lemnoideae

Properties of Blue Lotus and Duckweed

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

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Season and Care of Blue Lotus and Duckweed

Season and care of Blue Lotus and Duckweed is important to know. While considering everything about Blue Lotus and Duckweed, growing season is an essential factor. Blue Lotus season is and Duckweed season is . The type of soil for Blue Lotus is and for Duckweed is while the PH of soil for Blue Lotus is and for Duckweed is .

Blue Lotus and Duckweed Physical Information

Blue Lotus and Duckweed physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Lotus height is and width whereas Duckweed height is and width . The color specification of Blue Lotus and Duckweed are as follows:

Blue Lotus flower color:
Blue Lotus leaf color:
Duckweed flower color:
Duckweed leaf color:

Care of Blue Lotus and Duckweed

Care of Blue Lotus and Duckweed include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Blue Lotus pruning is done and Duckweed pruning is done . In summer Blue Lotus needs and in winter, it needs . Whereas, in summer Duckweed needs and in winter, it needs .