Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Herbs
Tender Perennial
Origin
Eastern Africa
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Types
-
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Number of Varieties
4120
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40000
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Habitat
Lowland, Ponds
Humid climates
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-119-12
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
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12-10
Sunset Zone
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H1, H2, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
80.00 cm35.60 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
40.00 cm30.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue, Dark Blue, Yellow, Yellow green
Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green, Green
Green, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Orange, Yellow
Green, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Broadly Ovate
Heart-shaped
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Drought, Soil Compaction
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Corms or bulbs, From Rhizomes, Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade, Full 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
fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing
Pests and Diseases
Lily Beetle, Red blotch, Sap-Sucking Insects
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Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, White bugs
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Allergy
Diabetes, Nausea
Mouth itching, Throat itching, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Indoor Air Purification, Very little waste
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anxiety, Combats Stress, Diarrhea, Improve circulation, increase memory, Soothing and relieving pain
Rheumatism
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root, Stem
Rhizomes
Other Uses
Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Traditional medicine, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Leaves used for wrapping food
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
Nymphaea caerulea
HOMALOMENA Wallisii
Common Name
Blue Lotus, Blue Egyptian lotus
Homalomena
In Hindi
ब्लू लोटस
Homalomena
In German
Blue Lotus
Homalomena
In French
Blue Lotus
Homalomena
In Spanish
Blue Lotus
Homalomena
In Greek
Blue Lotus
Homalomena
In Portuguese
Blue Lotus
homalomena
In Polish
Blue Lotus
Homalomena
In Latin
Blue Lotus
Homalomena
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Nymphaeales
Arales
Family
Nymphaeaceae
Araceae
Genus
Nymphaea
Homalomena
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
3122
1
27800
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