Kou

Nymphaea Alba

About Kou and Nymphaea Alba

Kou

Nymphaea Alba

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Aquatics

1.3 Origin

Eastern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Australia

Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia

1.4 Types

Mareer, Manjak

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Saline Soils, Sandy areas

Ponds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-155-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2

21,22

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

760.00 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

670.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Gold, Orange Red

White, Yellow, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green, Chocolate

Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Circular

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

In Water

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Plant grows in water

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, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Root rot, Snails

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought and Salt

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Flies

5.12 Allergy

Dizziness, Throat itching, Vomiting

Headache

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Making cosmetics, used as a dye

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Absorbs greenhouse gases, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Shadow Tree

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Acne, Aging, Hair Loss

Anaphrodisiac, Anodyne, Antiscrophulatic, Astringent

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

Root, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Making Shampoo, Showy Purposes, Used as Biofuel, Used as Ornamental plant

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CORDIA subcordata

NYMPHAEA alba

7.2 Common Name

Beach Cordia, Island Walnut, Kou, Sea Trumpet

European White Waterlily, Nenuphar, White Lotus

7.2.1 In Hindi

Cordia subcordata

Nymphaea alba

7.2.2 In German

Cordia subcordata

Weiße Seerose

7.2.3 In French

Cordia subcordata

Nénuphar blanc

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cordia subcordata

Nymphaea alba

7.2.5 In Greek

Cordia subcordata

Nymphaea alba

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cordia subcordata

Nymphaea alba

7.2.7 In Polish

Cordia subcordata

Grzybienie białe

7.2.8 In Latin

Cordia subcordata

Nymphaea alba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Vascular plant

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Nymphaeales

8.5 Family

Boraginaceae

Nymphaeaceae

8.6 Genus

Cordia

Nymphaea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Cassidinae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Kou and Nymphaea Alba

Wondering what are the properties of Kou and Nymphaea Alba? We provide you with everything About Kou and Nymphaea Alba. Kou doesn't have thorns and Nymphaea Alba doesn't have thorns. Also Kou does not have fragrant flowers. Kou has allergic reactions like Dizziness, Throat itching and Vomiting and Nymphaea Alba has allergic reactions like Dizziness, Throat itching and Vomiting. 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 Kou and Nymphaea Alba and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Kou and Nymphaea Alba

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

Kou and Nymphaea Alba Physical Information

Kou and Nymphaea Alba physical information is very important for comparison. Kou height is 760.00 cm and width 670.00 cm whereas Nymphaea Alba height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Kou and Nymphaea Alba are as follows:

Kou flower color: White, Yellow, Gold and Orange Red
Kou leaf color: Green
Nymphaea Alba flower color: White, Yellow and Ivory
Nymphaea Alba leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Kou and Nymphaea Alba

Care of Kou and Nymphaea Alba include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kou pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness and Remove damaged leaves and Nymphaea Alba pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Kou 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.