Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia
Southern Africa
Types
Nymphaea alba
Manihot esculenta, Euphorbia esula
Number of Varieties
5-
0
40000
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Habitat
Ponds
Desert, rocky banks of streams, Sandy stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12-10
Sunset Zone
21,22
21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Ivory
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Circular
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Spores, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Do not water frequently
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial 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
Insignificant
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flies
-
Allergy
Headache
allergic conjunctivitis, Toxic, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anaphrodisiac, Anodyne, Antiscrophulatic, Astringent
Laxative
Part of Plant Used
Root, Seeds
-
Other Uses
-
Used to poison animals during hunting
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Water Gardens
Container, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
NYMPHAEA alba
EUPHORBIA virosa
Common Name
European White Waterlily, Nenuphar, White Lotus
Gifboom
In Hindi
Nymphaea alba
Gifboom
In German
Weiße Seerose
Namibische Giftwolfmilch
In French
Nénuphar blanc
Euphorbia virosa
In Spanish
Nymphaea alba
Euphorbia virosa
In Greek
Nymphaea alba
Euphorbia virosa
In Portuguese
Nymphaea alba
Euphorbia virosa
In Polish
Grzybienie białe
Euphorbia virosa
In Latin
Nymphaea alba
Euphorbia virosa
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
-
Order
Nymphaeales
Malpighiales
Family
Nymphaeaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Nymphaea
Euphorbia
Clade
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Cassidinae
Euphorbioideae
Number of Species
50-
1
27800
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