Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Shrub
Origin
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia
Brazil
Types
Nymphaea alba
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Number of Varieties
525
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40000
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Habitat
Ponds
Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-99-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12-8
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.00 cm240.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm300.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Ivory
White, Purple, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Green
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Circular
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial 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
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Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Full Sun, Heat And Humidity
Where to Plant?
In Water
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Tip cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
High
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Average Water Needs
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, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply 10-10-10 amount, Apply N-P-K, Water soluble fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Mealybugs, Red spider mite, Yellow Leaves
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Full Sun, Heat And Humidity
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
Butterflies
Allergy
Headache
Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anaphrodisiac, Anodyne, Antiscrophulatic, Astringent
anti-inflammatory, Antipyretic, Antirheumatic, cathartic, Diuretic, Emetic
Part of Plant Used
Root, Seeds
Flowers
Other Uses
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Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping, useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Water Gardens
Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
NYMPHAEA alba
Brunfelsia pauciflora
Common Name
European White Waterlily, Nenuphar, White Lotus
Raintree, yesterday today and tomorrow, Brazil raintree
In Hindi
Nymphaea alba
Raintree
In German
Weiße Seerose
raintree
In French
Nénuphar blanc
raintree
In Spanish
Nymphaea alba
raintree
In Greek
Nymphaea alba
Raintree
In Portuguese
Nymphaea alba
Raintree
In Polish
Grzybienie białe
Raintree
In Latin
Nymphaea alba
Raintree
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Nymphaeales
Solanales
Family
Nymphaeaceae
Solanaceae
Genus
Nymphaea
Brunfelsia
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Cassidinae
Petunioideae
Number of Species
5050
1
27800
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