1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Fern
Aquatics, Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
South America, Southern Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand
Not Available
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Bog Garden, Boggy areas, Swamps
Ponds
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Not Available
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
45.70 cm60.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
60.00 cm60.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Non Flowering Plant
White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Early Summer, Late Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Shade, Partial shade
Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Aquatic Plant
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Fall, Spring, Summer
Early Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
waterlogging
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
By dividing rhizomes, tubers
Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Plant grows in water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Aquatic Plant
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Aquatic Plant
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Aquatic Plant
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Not Applicable
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Aquatic Plant
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Shade, Partial shade
Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune for size control
No need to prune
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Does not require fertilizer once established
Fertilize the first year
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
Leaf eating pests, Sap-Sucking Insects, Stem rot
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Shade areas, Variety of soil types
waterlogging
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Aphids, Deers, Scale Insects
Fishes
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Formal Garden, Ground Cover
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Good for skin, Moisturizing, Weightloss
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Not Available
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Antibacterial, Anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, Antioxidants, Astringent, Clears heat, Combats Stress, Detoxification, Diabetes, High cholestrol, Improve heart health, Liver problems, Low Blood Pressure, Phosphorus, Rich in Iron, Vitamin B, Vitamin C
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Leaves, Root, Stem
6.2.3 Other Uses
useful as a ground cover
Can be made into a herbal tea, Culinary use, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in herbal medicines
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
RUMOHRA adiantiformis
Nymphaea lotus
7.2 Common Name
leatherleaf fern
leathery shieldfern
iron fern
7-weeks-fern
climbing shield fern
white Egyptian lotus, tiger lotus, white lotus or Egyptian white water-lily
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
Leatherleaf
Lotier d'Égypte, Lotus tigré
7.2.4 In Spanish
leatherleaf
loto tigre, nenúfar blanco egipcio
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
leatherleaf
nenúfar-branco, lótus-branco, lótus-do-egipto, loto-sagrado-do-egito e lótus-sagrado-do-egito
7.2.7 In Polish
Leatherleaf
białego lotosu
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Polypodiopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Dryopteridaceae
Nymphaeaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species