Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
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New Zealand
Types
Nymphaea gigantea, Victoria amazonica
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Number of Varieties
103
0
40000
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Habitat
along watercourse
Coastal Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-158-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Spreading
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
510.00 cm610.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
37.00 cm240.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Light Pink
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
White, Blue
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Yellow green, Bronze
Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Yellow green
Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Yellow green
Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
Shape
Leaf Shape
Disc shaped
Long Narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Stem Planting, Transplanting
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
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Bright direct sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Snails
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Frost, Full Sun
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects, Moths, Snakes
Caterpillar, Moths
Allergy
Skin irritation
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, 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
-
Diabetes, Dysentry, Stomach pain
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Leaves, Root, Stem
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical
Botanical Name
VICTORIA 'Longwood Hybrid'
CORDYLINE australis 'Red Star'
Common Name
Giant Waterlily, Longwood Hybrid Giant Waterlily
Cabbage Palm
In Hindi
पानी लिली
गोभी पेड़
In German
Riesen- Seerose
Cabbage tree
In French
géant nénuphar
arbre de chou
In Spanish
lirio de agua
árbol de la col
In Greek
νούφαρο
λάχανο δέντρο
In Portuguese
waterlily
repolho árvore
In Polish
Lilia wodna
kapusta drzewo
In Latin
ingens aqua lilium,
brassica ligno
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Nymphaeales
Asparagales
Family
Nymphaeaceae
Asparagaceae
Genus
Victoria
Acidosasa
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Lomandroideae
Number of Species
34
1
27800
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