Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Aquatics
Origin
South America, Argentina, Brazil
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia
Types
Helen Campbell spider flower, Queen Series spider flower, Violet Queen spider flower
Nymphaea alba
Number of Varieties
45
0
40000
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Habitat
vacant lots, wastelands, yards
Ponds
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-115-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
9-1
Sunset Zone
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, 24
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm45.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm150.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Purple, Pink, Rose, Lavender
White, Yellow, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Circular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Plant grows in water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Flies
Allergy
Skin irritation
Headache
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antinociceptive
Anaphrodisiac, Anodyne, Antiscrophulatic, Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Root, Seeds
Other Uses
Used for bedding in gardens
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Landscape
Water Gardens
Botanical Name
CLEOME hassleriana
NYMPHAEA alba
Common Name
Cleome, Pink Queen, Spider Flower
European White Waterlily, Nenuphar, White Lotus
In Hindi
Pink Queen
Nymphaea alba
In German
rosa Königin
Weiße Seerose
In French
Reine rose
Nénuphar blanc
In Spanish
Reina de color rosa
Nymphaea alba
In Greek
ροζ Βασίλισσα
Nymphaea alba
In Portuguese
Rainha -de-rosa
Nymphaea alba
In Polish
Różowa Królowa
Grzybienie białe
In Latin
Regina Pink
Nymphaea alba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Nymphaeales
Family
Cleomaceae
Nymphaeaceae
Genus
Cleome
Nymphaea
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms
Tribe
Cleomeae
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Subfamily
-
Cassidinae
Number of Species
150
1
27800
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