Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia
Mexico
Types
Nymphaea alba
lucky clover is a type of clover
Number of Varieties
50
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40000
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Habitat
Ponds
Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-98-10
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
9-5
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.00 cm12.70 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm15.20 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Ivory
Yellow green, Magenta, Fuchsia
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green, Chocolate
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Circular
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Water every two or three days during warmer months
In Summer
Lots of watering
Ample Water
In Spring
Moderate
Adequately
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flies
Bees
Allergy
Headache
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Prevent weeds
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anaphrodisiac, Anodyne, Antiscrophulatic, Astringent
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Part of Plant Used
Root, Seeds
Leaves
Other Uses
-
Traditionally considered as lucky plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Water Gardens
Bedding Plant, Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
NYMPHAEA alba
OXALIS tetraphylla
Common Name
European White Waterlily, Nenuphar, White Lotus
Four-leaved Pink Sorrel, Goodluck Plant, Lucky Clover, Mexican Wood Sorrel
In Hindi
Nymphaea alba
Lucky Clover
In German
Weiße Seerose
Glücksklee
In French
Nénuphar blanc
trèfle porte-bonheur
In Spanish
Nymphaea alba
trébol de la suerte
In Greek
Nymphaea alba
τυχερό τριφύλλι
In Portuguese
Nymphaea alba
trevo da sorte
In Polish
Grzybienie białe
lucky koniczyny
In Latin
Nymphaea alba
felix Trifolium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Nymphaeales
Fabales
Family
Nymphaeaceae
Oxalidaceae
Genus
Nymphaea
Trifolium
Clade
Angiosperms
-
Tribe
-
Trifolieae
Subfamily
Cassidinae
Faboideae
Number of Species
50300
1
27800
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