Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
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Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia
Types
Nymphaea gigantea, Victoria amazonica
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Number of Varieties
102
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40000
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Habitat
along watercourse
Woodland Garden Canopy
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-159-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
10-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
510.00 cm910.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
37.00 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Light Pink
Brown, Tan
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Yellow green, Bronze
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Yellow green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Yellow green
Green, Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Disc shaped
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Indeterminate
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep immersed in water
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Aquatic Plant
Lots of watering
In Spring
Aquatic Plant
Moderate
In Winter
Aquatic Plant
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Bright direct sunlight
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to control growth
Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Snails
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Frost, Full Sun
Drought
Flowers
Showy
-
Flower Petal Number
Double
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects, Moths, Snakes
Birds
Allergy
Skin irritation
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
Making cosmetics
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Very little waste
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Bark
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used in Furniture
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
VICTORIA 'Longwood Hybrid'
PINUS halepensis
Common Name
Giant Waterlily, Longwood Hybrid Giant Waterlily
Aleppo Pine
In Hindi
पानी लिली
हैलाब पाइन
In German
Riesen- Seerose
Aleppo-Kiefern
In French
géant nénuphar
pin d'Alep
In Spanish
lirio de agua
Pino carrasco
In Greek
νούφαρο
χαλεπίου πεύκης
In Portuguese
waterlily
Aleppo Pine
In Polish
Lilia wodna
sosny Aleppo
In Latin
ingens aqua lilium,
triumphabit Pine
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
-
Class
Equisetopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Nymphaeales
Pinales
Family
Nymphaeaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Victoria
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Scolytinae
Number of Species
320
1
27800
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