Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Aquatics
Fruit
Origin
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia
Africa
Types
Nymphaea alba
Fonzy melon
Number of Varieties
5-
0
40000
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Habitat
Ponds
Mediterranean region, Subtropical climates, Temperate Regions, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12-4
Sunset Zone
21,22
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.00 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Ivory
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
White, Yellow, Gold, Tan, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Circular
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Water Deeply, when new, water every week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flies
-
Allergy
Headache
Asthma, Eczema, Headache, Itchy eyes, Sore eyes
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Improve skin condition, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anaphrodisiac, Anodyne, Antiscrophulatic, Astringent
Antioxidants, Diabetes, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, Nutrients
Part of Plant Used
Root, Seeds
Fruits
Other Uses
-
Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Water Gardens
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Botanical Name
NYMPHAEA alba
CUCUMIS melo 'Amy'
Common Name
European White Waterlily, Nenuphar, White Lotus
Canary Melon
In Hindi
Nymphaea alba
कैनरी तरबूज
In German
Weiße Seerose
Canary Melon
In French
Nénuphar blanc
Melon Canaries
In Spanish
Nymphaea alba
Melón Canarias
In Greek
Nymphaea alba
Κανάριοι Πεπόνι
In Portuguese
Nymphaea alba
Canary Melon
In Polish
Grzybienie białe
Canary Melon
In Latin
Nymphaea alba
Canary cucumis
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Streptophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Nymphaeales
Cucurbitales
Family
Nymphaeaceae
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Nymphaea
Cucumis
Clade
Angiosperms
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Cassidinae
-
Number of Species
501
1
27800
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