Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Aquatics
Origin
Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa
South America
Types
-
Hydrocleys nymphoides
Number of Varieties
113
0
40000
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Habitat
Open Forest
Lakes, Ponds
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-99-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-3
11-8
Sunset Zone
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,070.00 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
910.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Yellow green
Yellow, Light Yellow, Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green, Dark Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Shade areas, Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, Corms or bulbs, Offsets
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water less during winter
Medium
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Requires little pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Spider mites
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Shade areas, Wet Site
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds, Insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Absorbs greenhouse gases, Air purification, Amazing growth rate, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Nutrients
-
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Seeds, Stem, Tree trunks
Flowers
Other Uses
Economic Purpose, Used in construction
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Container, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
QUERCUS suber
HYDROCLEYS nymphoides
Common Name
Cork Oak
Water Poppy
In Hindi
कॉर्क ओक
जल पोस्ता
In German
Kork Eiche
Wasser Poppy
In French
Cork Oak
eau Poppy
In Spanish
alcornoque
amapola agua
In Greek
Cork Oak
νερό παπαρούνας
In Portuguese
sobreiro
água Poppy
In Polish
Cork Oak
Woda Poppy
In Latin
sUBER
Aqua Poppy
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Fagales
Alismatales
Family
Fagaceae
Alismataceae
Genus
Quercus
Hydrocleys
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Mirini
-
Subfamily
Mirinae
-
Number of Species
2023
1
27800
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