Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Perennial
Origin
-
South Africa
Types
Nymphaea gigantea, Victoria amazonica
Asteraceae
Number of Varieties
1025
0
40000
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Habitat
along watercourse
gardens
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-1510-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
6-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
510.00 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
37.00 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Light Pink
Light Purple, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Yellow green, Bronze
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Yellow green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Yellow green
Gray Green, Silver
Shape
Leaf Shape
Disc shaped
Elliptic, toothed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
In Water
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep immersed in water
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Aquatic Plant
Lots of watering
In Spring
Aquatic Plant
Moderate
In Winter
Aquatic Plant
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Bright direct sunlight
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Snails
Aphids, Caterpillars, Root rot, Spider mites, Stem rot, Whiteflies
Plant Tolerance
Frost, Full Sun
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects, Moths, Snakes
Bees, Butterflies, Insects
Allergy
Skin irritation
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
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
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Air freshner, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
VICTORIA 'Longwood Hybrid'
OSTEOSPERMUM 'Aksullo'
Common Name
Giant Waterlily, Longwood Hybrid Giant Waterlily
African daisy, Blue-eyed daisy
In Hindi
पानी लिली
Cape Daisy
In German
Riesen- Seerose
Cape Daisy
In French
géant nénuphar
Cape Daisy
In Spanish
lirio de agua
Margarita del Cabo
In Greek
νούφαρο
Cape Daisy
In Portuguese
waterlily
Cape Daisy
In Polish
Lilia wodna
Cape Daisy
In Latin
ingens aqua lilium,
Cape Daisy
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Nymphaeales
Asterales
Family
Nymphaeaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Victoria
Osteospermum
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Calenduleae
Subfamily
-
Asteroideae
Number of Species
385
1
27800
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