Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Aquatics
Origin
California
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Types
Southern cypress, Gulf cypress
Nymphaea
Number of Varieties
255
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40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, Swamps
Ponds
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-116-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-7
10-3
Sunset Zone
17
21,22
Habit
Pyramidal
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,520.00 cm40.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
370.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Brown
Yellow, Orange, Light Yellow, Gold, Peach, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Bronze
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Multi-Color
Fruit Color
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Sienna
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Sienna
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green, Sienna
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Round
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires watering in the growing season
Plant grows in water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early summer, Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
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Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, Insects
Fishes
Allergy
Asthma, breathing problems
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Soil protection
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Bark, Seeds, Stem
Leaves, Root, Stem
Other Uses
Used in biomass, Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used for ship building
Culinary use, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in herbal medicines
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Container, Cutflower, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
CUPRESSUS macrocarpa
NYMPHAEA 'Andreana'
Common Name
Baldcypress, Red cypress
Hardy Waterlily
In Hindi
सरू के वृक्ष
Hardy Waterlily
In German
Zypresse
Hardy Waterlily
In French
cyprès
Hardy Waterlily
In Spanish
Arbol ciprés
Hardy Waterlily
In Greek
κυπαρίσσι
Hardy Waterlily
In Portuguese
Cypress árvore
Hardy Waterlily
In Polish
Cypress drzewo
Hardy Waterlily
In Latin
cypressus
Hardy Waterlily
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Nymphaeales
Family
Cupressaceae
Nymphaeaceae
Genus
Taxodium
Nymphaea
Clade
-
Angiosperms
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Taxodioideae
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Number of Species
2570
1
27800
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