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Giant Waterlily
Giant Waterlily

Narrowleaf Cattail
Narrowleaf Cattail



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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Aquatics
Aquatics

Origin

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North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, California, Canada

Types

Nymphaea gigantea, Victoria amazonica
Typha angustifolia

Number of Varieties

103
0 40000
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Habitat

along watercourse
Bog Garden, Ponds

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-153-10
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-9
10-1

Sunset Zone

21,22
21,22

Habit

Spreading
Thicket/Colonizing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

510.00 cm120.00 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
Light Yellow, Light Green

Flower Color Modifier

-
-

Fruit Color

-
Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Yellow green, Bronze
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Yellow green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Yellow green
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Shape

Leaf Shape

Disc shaped
Flat, Narrow

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

-
Poorly Drained

Bloom Time

Summer, Indeterminate
Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Wet Site
Wet Site

Care

Where to Plant?

In Water
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep immersed in water
Needs Very high moisture

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

-
Poorly Drained

Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves
Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

No fertilizers needed
Nutrient Rich Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Snails
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Plant Tolerance

Frost, Full Sun
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Double
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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
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Insects, Moths, Snakes
Wildlife

Allergy

Skin irritation
Mild Allergen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Cut Flowers, Wild gardens

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

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anticoagulant, Diuretic, Haemostatic, Miscellany

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant
Used as a thickener in soups, Used to make biscuits, Used to produce edible oil, Used to yield a sweet syrup

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

VICTORIA 'Longwood Hybrid'
TYPHA angustifolia

Common Name

Giant Waterlily, Longwood Hybrid Giant Waterlily
Narrowleaf Cattail, Lesser Reedmace

In Hindi

पानी लिली
Narrowleaf Cattail

In German

Riesen- Seerose
Schmalblättriger Cattail

In French

géant nénuphar
Narrowleaf Cattail

In Spanish

lirio de agua
Espadaña de hoja estrecha

In Greek

νούφαρο
στενόφυλλα Cattail

In Portuguese

waterlily
Narrowleaf Tifa

In Polish

Lilia wodna
Wąskolistne Cattail

In Latin

ingens aqua lilium,
Cattail glaucescens

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta

Class

Equisetopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Nymphaeales
Typhales

Family

Nymphaeaceae
Typhaceae

Genus

Victoria
Typha

Clade

Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

330
1 27800
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Difference Between Giant Waterlily and Narrowleaf Cattail

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Importance of Giant Waterlily and Narrowleaf Cattail

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Giant Waterlily and Narrowleaf Cattail. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Giant Waterlily and Narrowleaf Cattail as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Giant Waterlily is whereas of Narrowleaf Cattail is anticoagulant, Diuretic, Haemostatic and Miscellany. Giant Waterlily has beauty benefits as follows: Making cosmetics while Narrowleaf Cattail has beauty benefits as follows: Making cosmetics.

Compare Facts of Giant Waterlily vs Narrowleaf Cattail

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Giant Waterlily vs Narrowleaf Cattail and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Giant Waterlily are Skin irritation whereas of Narrowleaf Cattail have Mild Allergen respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Giant Waterlily has no showy fruits and Narrowleaf Cattail has showy fruits. Also Giant Waterlily is not flowering and Narrowleaf Cattail is not flowering . You can compare Giant Waterlily and Narrowleaf Cattail facts and facts of other plants too.