Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Grass
Aquatics
Origin
United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico, Caribbean
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Types
Ornamental Grass
Nymphaea gigantea, Victoria amazonica
Number of Varieties
2010
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40000
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Habitat
marshes, Riverbanks, Sandy areas, Tropical rainforest
along watercourse
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-1010-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 5
12-9
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm510.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm37.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Orange Red
White, Pink, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Light brown, Light Green
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Olive
Green, Yellow green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Dark Green, Dark Red, Bronze
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Disc shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
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Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Summer, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site, Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season
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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Bright direct sunlight
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Borers, Red blotch
Aphids, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Insects, Moths, Snakes
Allergy
Skin irritation
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Making cosmetics
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Very little waste
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers
Other Uses
Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover, Mixed Border, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Feature Plant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
TRIPSACUM dactyloides
VICTORIA 'Longwood Hybrid'
Common Name
Eastern Gamagrass
Giant Waterlily, Longwood Hybrid Giant Waterlily
In Hindi
पूर्वी Gamagrass
पानी लिली
In German
Eastern Gamagrass
Riesen- Seerose
In French
Gamagrass Orient
géant nénuphar
In Spanish
Maicillo del Este
lirio de agua
In Greek
Ανατολική Gamagrass
νούφαρο
In Portuguese
Gamagrass Oriental
waterlily
In Polish
Eastern Gamagrass
Lilia wodna
In Latin
Orientalium Gamagrass
ingens aqua lilium,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Liliopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Poales
Nymphaeales
Family
Poaceae
Nymphaeaceae
Genus
Tripsacum
Victoria
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms
Tribe
Andropogoneae
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Subfamily
Panicoideae
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Number of Species
13
1
27800
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