Nymphaea Alba

Purple Wave Petunia

About Nymphaea Alba and Purple Wave Petunia

Nymphaea Alba

Purple Wave Petunia

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Aquatics

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA19

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Ponds

Terrestrial

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-99-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12 - 3

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 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

1.9 Habit

Not Available

Prostrate/Trailing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

NA10.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Ivory

White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Light Pink, Hot Pink, Magenta, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Circular

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

In Water

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Plant grows in water

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, Do not prune during shooting season, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Flies

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Headache

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anaphrodisiac, Anodyne, Antiscrophulatic, Astringent

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Root, Seeds

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Water Gardens

Hanging Basket

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

NYMPHAEA alba

PETUNIA 'PAS3187'

7.2 Common Name

European White Waterlily, Nenuphar, White Lotus

Purple Wave Petunia, Spreading Petunia, Wave Purple Petunia

7.2.1 In Hindi

Nymphaea alba

Purple wave petunia

7.2.2 In German

Weiße Seerose

Lila Welle Petunie

7.2.3 In French

Nénuphar blanc

Pétunia pourpre Vague

7.2.4 In Spanish

Nymphaea alba

Petunia púrpura Wave

7.2.5 In Greek

Nymphaea alba

Purple Wave πετούνια

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Nymphaea alba

Onda roxa do petúnia

7.2.7 In Polish

Grzybienie białe

Purpurowy fali petunii

7.2.8 In Latin

Nymphaea alba

Purpura unda Petunia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Vascular plant

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Nymphaeales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Nymphaeaceae

Solanaceae

8.6 Genus

Nymphaea

Petunia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cassidinae

Petunioideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA19

1 27800

Properties of Nymphaea Alba and Purple Wave Petunia

Wondering what are the properties of Nymphaea Alba and Purple Wave Petunia? We provide you with everything About Nymphaea Alba and Purple Wave Petunia. Nymphaea Alba doesn't have thorns and Purple Wave Petunia doesn't have thorns. Also Nymphaea Alba does not have fragrant flowers. Nymphaea Alba has allergic reactions like Headache and Purple Wave Petunia has allergic reactions like Headache. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Nymphaea Alba and Purple Wave Petunia and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Nymphaea Alba and Purple Wave Petunia

Season and care of Nymphaea Alba and Purple Wave Petunia is important to know. While considering everything about Nymphaea Alba and Purple Wave Petunia Care, growing season is an essential factor. Nymphaea Alba season is Spring and Summer and Purple Wave Petunia season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Nymphaea Alba is Loam, Sand and for Purple Wave Petunia is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Nymphaea Alba is Neutral and for Purple Wave Petunia is Acidic, Neutral.

Nymphaea Alba and Purple Wave Petunia Physical Information

Nymphaea Alba and Purple Wave Petunia physical information is very important for comparison. Nymphaea Alba height is Not Available and width Not Available whereas Purple Wave Petunia height is 10.20 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Nymphaea Alba and Purple Wave Petunia are as follows:

Nymphaea Alba flower color: White, Yellow and Ivory
Nymphaea Alba leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Purple Wave Petunia flower color: White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Light Pink, Hot Pink, Magenta and Lavender
Purple Wave Petunia leaf color: Green

Care of Nymphaea Alba and Purple Wave Petunia

Care of Nymphaea Alba and Purple Wave Petunia include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Nymphaea Alba pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Purple Wave Petunia pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Do not prune during shooting season, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Nymphaea Alba needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Purple Wave Petunia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.