Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Aquatics
Origin
Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia
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Types
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Nymphaea gigantea, Victoria amazonica
Number of Varieties
210
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40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Canopy
along watercourse
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-1010-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
12-9
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm510.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm37.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Brown, Tan
White, Pink, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Tan
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Yellow green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Light Green
Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Disc shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Early Spring
Summer, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Keep immersed in water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Aquatic Plant
In Spring
Moderate
Aquatic Plant
In Winter
Average Water
Aquatic Plant
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Bright direct sunlight
Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to control growth
Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Frost, Full Sun
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Insects, Moths, Snakes
Allergy
-
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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Making cosmetics
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Very little waste
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Bark
Flowers
Other Uses
Used in Furniture
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Feature Plant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
PINUS halepensis
VICTORIA 'Longwood Hybrid'
Common Name
Aleppo Pine
Giant Waterlily, Longwood Hybrid Giant Waterlily
In Hindi
हैलाब पाइन
पानी लिली
In German
Aleppo-Kiefern
Riesen- Seerose
In French
pin d'Alep
géant nénuphar
In Spanish
Pino carrasco
lirio de agua
In Greek
χαλεπίου πεύκης
νούφαρο
In Portuguese
Aleppo Pine
waterlily
In Polish
sosny Aleppo
Lilia wodna
In Latin
triumphabit Pine
ingens aqua lilium,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
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Angiosperms
Class
Pinopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Pinales
Nymphaeales
Family
Pinaceae
Nymphaeaceae
Genus
Pinus
Victoria
Clade
-
Angiosperms
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Scolytinae
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Number of Species
203
1
27800
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