Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Vegetable
Origin
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia
Southeastern Asia, India
Types
Nymphaea alba
Basella rubra, L.Basella oleracea, Landw.Basella lucida, L.Basella japonica, Burm.f.Basella cordifolia,
Number of Varieties
510
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40000
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Habitat
Ponds
gardens
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12-7
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 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 cm2.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm20.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Ivory
White, Pink, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
Purple, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Circular
Round
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, 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
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water less during winter
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
Clay, Loam
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 dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Insects, Mites
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flies
-
Allergy
Headache
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anaphrodisiac, Anodyne, Antiscrophulatic, Astringent
Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Root, Seeds
Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
-
Culinary use, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Water Gardens
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Botanical Name
NYMPHAEA alba
BASELLA alba
Common Name
European White Waterlily, Nenuphar, White Lotus
Ceylon Spinach, Indian Spinach, Malabar Spinach
In Hindi
Nymphaea alba
भारतीय पालक
In German
Weiße Seerose
Indian Spinat
In French
Nénuphar blanc
épinards indienne
In Spanish
Nymphaea alba
espinaca india
In Greek
Nymphaea alba
Ινδικό Σπανάκι
In Portuguese
Nymphaea alba
espinafre indiano
In Polish
Grzybienie białe
Indyjski szpinak
In Latin
Nymphaea alba
Spinach Indian
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
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Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Nymphaeales
Caryophyllales
Family
Nymphaeaceae
Basellaceae
Genus
Nymphaea
Basella
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Cassidinae
-
Number of Species
505
1
27800
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