Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Aquatics
Origin
New Zealand
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Types
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Nymphaea gigantea, Victoria amazonica
Number of Varieties
310
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40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions
along watercourse
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-1110-15
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-9
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm510.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
240.00 cm37.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White, Pink, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
White, Blue
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Leaf Color in Spring
Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
Green, Yellow green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Summer
Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Narrow
Disc shaped
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Summer, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
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Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Stem Planting, Transplanting
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
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Bright direct sunlight
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
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
Insignificant
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
Coarse
Bold
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
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✘
✔
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Attracts
Caterpillar, Moths
Insects, Moths, Snakes
Allergy
Asthma
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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Making cosmetics
Edible Uses
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✘
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✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Very little waste
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Dysentry, Stomach pain
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root, Stem
Flowers
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
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Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical
Feature Plant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
CORDYLINE australis 'Red Star'
VICTORIA 'Longwood Hybrid'
Common Name
Cabbage Palm
Giant Waterlily, Longwood Hybrid Giant Waterlily
In Hindi
गोभी पेड़
पानी लिली
In German
Cabbage tree
Riesen- Seerose
In French
arbre de chou
géant nénuphar
In Spanish
árbol de la col
lirio de agua
In Greek
λάχανο δέντρο
νούφαρο
In Portuguese
repolho árvore
waterlily
In Polish
kapusta drzewo
Lilia wodna
In Latin
brassica ligno
ingens aqua lilium,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Liliopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Asparagales
Nymphaeales
Family
Asparagaceae
Nymphaeaceae
Genus
Acidosasa
Victoria
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Lomandroideae
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Number of Species
43
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27800
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