Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Aquatics
Origin
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
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Types
Pascal, Golden Self-Blanching, Tall Utah, Tango
Nymphaea gigantea, Victoria amazonica
Number of Varieties
10010
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40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground
along watercourse
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999910-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-3
12-9
Sunset Zone
-
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm510.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm37.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White, Pink, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Tan, Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring
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, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Irregular
Disc shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Late Spring
Summer, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
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
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Bright direct sunlight
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots
Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
Less fertilizing
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Bacteria, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Mosaic viruses, Pink Root, Red blotch
Aphids, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Frost
Frost, Full Sun
Flowers
Showy
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites
Insects, Moths, Snakes
Allergy
Irritation to stomach
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems
Making cosmetics
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Very little waste
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation, Weight loss
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Flowers
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Feature Plant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
APIUM graveolens
VICTORIA 'Longwood Hybrid'
Common Name
Celery
Giant Waterlily, Longwood Hybrid Giant Waterlily
In Hindi
अजवायन
पानी लिली
In German
Sellerie
Riesen- Seerose
In French
Céleri
géant nénuphar
In Spanish
Apio
lirio de agua
In Greek
Σέλινο
νούφαρο
In Portuguese
Aipo
waterlily
In Polish
Seler
Lilia wodna
In Latin
apium
ingens aqua lilium,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Apiales
Nymphaeales
Family
Apiaceae
Nymphaeaceae
Genus
Apium
Victoria
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms
Tribe
Apieae
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Subfamily
Apioideae
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Number of Species
13
1
27800
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