Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Shrub
Origin
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China, Japan
Types
Nymphaea gigantea, Victoria amazonica
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Number of Varieties
1030
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40000
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Habitat
along watercourse
Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-156-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
9-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
510.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
37.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Light Pink
Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Yellow green, Bronze
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Yellow green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Yellow green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Disc shaped
Rhomboid
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
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
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep immersed in water
Needs less watering, Water Deeply
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Snails
bees, Red blotch, Whiteflies
Plant Tolerance
Frost, Full Sun
Drought, Drought and Wet Site, Variety of soil types
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
Butterflies
Allergy
Skin irritation
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Making cosmetics
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Very little waste
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
-
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
VICTORIA 'Longwood Hybrid'
CARYOPTERIS incana
Common Name
Giant Waterlily, Longwood Hybrid Giant Waterlily
bluebeard
you shu
In Hindi
पानी लिली
Bluebeard
In German
Riesen- Seerose
Blaubart
In French
géant nénuphar
Bluebeard
In Spanish
lirio de agua
Barba Azul
In Greek
νούφαρο
Κυανοπώγωνα
In Portuguese
waterlily
Barba Azul
In Polish
Lilia wodna
Sinobrody
In Latin
ingens aqua lilium,
Bluebeard
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Streptophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
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Order
Nymphaeales
Lamiales
Family
Nymphaeaceae
Verbenaceae
Genus
Victoria
Caryopteris
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
37
1
27800
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