White Lotus

Purple Millet

About White Lotus and Purple Millet

White Lotus

Purple Millet

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Aquatics, Flowering Plants

Grass

1.3 Origin

Not Available

Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Ponds

Sunny Edge, Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-118-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12 - 8

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm90.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Brown, Purple, Purplish-black

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Brown, Cream

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Round

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Early Summer, Late Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Aquatic Plant

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Aquatic Plant

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Late Summer

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

waterlogging

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

In Water

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Planting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Plant grows in water

Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Aquatic Plant

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Aquatic Plant

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Aquatic Plant

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Aquatic Plant

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Not Applicable

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Aquatic Plant

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

No need to prune

Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Fertilize the first year

15-0-15, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Leaf eating pests, Sap-Sucking Insects, Stem rot

Alternaria Leaf Spot, eyespot, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

waterlogging

Deer resistant, Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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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

Fine

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Fishes

Aphids, Bees, Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Unknown

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, Water gardening

along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Informal Hedge, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Moisturizing, Weightloss

No Beauty Benefits, Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Not Available

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antibacterial, Anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, Antioxidants, Astringent, Clears heat, Combats Stress, Detoxification, Diabetes, High cholestrol, Improve heart health, Liver problems, Low Blood Pressure, Phosphorus, Rich in Iron, Vitamin B, Vitamin C

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Stem

Branch, Flowering Tips, Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Culinary use, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in herbal medicines

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, repels deer

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Water Gardens

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Nymphaea lotus

PENNISETUM glaucum 'purple millet'

7.2 Common Name

white Egyptian lotus, tiger lotus, white lotus or Egyptian white water-lily

Millet, Pearl Millet

7.2.1 In Hindi

सफेद कमल

purple millet

7.2.2 In German

Tigerlotus

purple millet

7.2.3 In French

Lotier d'Égypte, Lotus tigré

millet pourpre

7.2.4 In Spanish

loto tigre, nenúfar blanco egipcio

purple millet

7.2.5 In Greek

λευκό λωτού

purple millet

7.2.6 In Portuguese

nenúfar-branco, lótus-branco, lótus-do-egipto, loto-sagrado-do-egito e lótus-sagrado-do-egito

purple millet

7.2.7 In Polish

białego lotosu

purple millet

7.2.8 In Latin

albus Lotus

purple millet

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Nymphaeales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Nymphaeaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Nymphaea

Pennisetum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Paniceae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Panicoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of White Lotus and Purple Millet

Wondering what are the properties of White Lotus and Purple Millet? We provide you with everything About White Lotus and Purple Millet. White Lotus doesn't have thorns and Purple Millet doesn't have thorns. Also White Lotus does not have fragrant flowers. White Lotus has allergic reactions like Not Available and Purple Millet has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 White Lotus and Purple Millet and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of White Lotus and Purple Millet

Season and care of White Lotus and Purple Millet is important to know. While considering everything about White Lotus and Purple Millet Care, growing season is an essential factor. White Lotus season is Early Summer and Late Summer and Purple Millet season is Early Summer and Late Summer. The type of soil for White Lotus is Aquatic Plant and for Purple Millet is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for White Lotus is Aquatic Plant and for Purple Millet is Neutral, Alkaline.

White Lotus and Purple Millet Physical Information

White Lotus and Purple Millet physical information is very important for comparison. White Lotus height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Purple Millet height is 90.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of White Lotus and Purple Millet are as follows:

White Lotus flower color: White
White Lotus leaf color: Light Green
Purple Millet flower color: Brown, Purple and Purplish-black
Purple Millet leaf color: Purple, Dark Green and Burgundy

Care of White Lotus and Purple Millet

Care of White Lotus and Purple Millet include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. White Lotus pruning is done No need to prune and Purple Millet pruning is done Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer White Lotus needs Aquatic Plant and in winter, it needs Aquatic Plant. Whereas, in summer Purple Millet needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.