Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Tree
Origin
-
Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Madagascar
Types
Nymphaea gigantea, Victoria amazonica
African Baobab, Grandidier’s Baobab, Boab
Number of Varieties
108
0
40000
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Habitat
along watercourse
Dry and Young forest Heaths, Wild
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-1510-14
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
12-9
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
510.00 cm1,830.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
37.00 cm1,520.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Light Pink
White, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Yellow green, Bronze
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Yellow green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Yellow green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Disc shaped
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Indeterminate
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep immersed in water
Do not water frequently, Does not require lot of watering
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Bright direct sunlight
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves
Remove branches
Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Snails
Caterpillars
Plant Tolerance
Frost, Full Sun
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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
Medium
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
-
anti-allergy, Asthma, Skin irritation
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
Botanical Name
VICTORIA 'Longwood Hybrid'
ADANSONIA digitata
Common Name
Giant Waterlily, Longwood Hybrid Giant Waterlily
Baobab, Dead Rat Tree
In Hindi
पानी लिली
Baobab
In German
Riesen- Seerose
Affenbrotbaum
In French
géant nénuphar
Baobab
In Spanish
lirio de agua
Baobab
In Greek
νούφαρο
Baobab
In Portuguese
waterlily
baobá
In Polish
Lilia wodna
Baobab
In Latin
ingens aqua lilium,
Baobab
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Tracheophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Nymphaeales
Malvales
Family
Nymphaeaceae
Bombacaceae
Genus
Victoria
Adansonia
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Bombacoideae
Number of Species
38
1
27800
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