Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Aquatics
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Origin
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Types
Nymphaea alba
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Number of Varieties
510
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40000
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Habitat
Ponds
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USDA Hardiness Zone
5-98-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
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Sunset Zone
21,22
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Habit
-
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.00 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm30.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Ivory
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Green
Pink, Red, White
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Circular
Trumpet
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Fall, Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
-
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Mosaic viruses
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Headache
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
-
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anaphrodisiac, Anodyne, Antiscrophulatic, Astringent
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Part of Plant Used
Root, Seeds
Fruits
Other Uses
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Water Gardens
Foundation
Botanical Name
NYMPHAEA alba
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
Common Name
European White Waterlily, Nenuphar, White Lotus
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
In Hindi
Nymphaea alba
Tuberous Nasturtium
In German
Weiße Seerose
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
In French
Nénuphar blanc
Capucine tubéreuse
In Spanish
Nymphaea alba
tuberosa capuchina
In Greek
Nymphaea alba
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
In Portuguese
Nymphaea alba
tuberosa chagas
In Polish
Grzybienie białe
bulwiaste Nasturcja
In Latin
Nymphaea alba
Morbus nasturtium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
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Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Nymphaeales
Brassicales
Family
Nymphaeaceae
Tropaeolaceae
Genus
Nymphaea
Tropaeolum
Clade
Angiosperms
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Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Cassidinae
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Number of Species
50100
1
27800
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