Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Shrub
Origin
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Brazil
Types
Nymphaea gigantea, Victoria amazonica
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Number of Varieties
1025
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40000
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Habitat
along watercourse
Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-159-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
12-8
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
510.00 cm240.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
37.00 cm300.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Light Pink
White, Purple, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Yellow green, Bronze
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Yellow green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Yellow green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Disc shaped
Lance shaped
Thorns
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
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Repeat Bloomer
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✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Full Sun, Heat And Humidity
Where to Plant?
In Water
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Tip cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
High
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep immersed in water
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, 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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Bright direct sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
Apply 10-10-10 amount, Apply N-P-K, Water soluble fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Snails
Aphids, Mealybugs, Red spider mite, Yellow Leaves
Plant Tolerance
Frost, Full Sun
Full Sun, Heat And Humidity
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
Glossy
Evergreen
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✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
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✘
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Attracts
Insects, Moths, Snakes
Butterflies
Allergy
Skin irritation
Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Making cosmetics
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Very little waste
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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anti-inflammatory, Antipyretic, Antirheumatic, cathartic, Diuretic, Emetic
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping, useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
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Garden Design
Feature Plant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
VICTORIA 'Longwood Hybrid'
Brunfelsia pauciflora
Common Name
Giant Waterlily, Longwood Hybrid Giant Waterlily
Raintree, yesterday today and tomorrow, Brazil raintree
In Hindi
पानी लिली
Raintree
In German
Riesen- Seerose
raintree
In French
géant nénuphar
raintree
In Spanish
lirio de agua
raintree
In Greek
νούφαρο
Raintree
In Portuguese
waterlily
Raintree
In Polish
Lilia wodna
Raintree
In Latin
ingens aqua lilium,
Raintree
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Nymphaeales
Solanales
Family
Nymphaeaceae
Solanaceae
Genus
Victoria
Brunfelsia
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
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Petunioideae
Number of Species
350
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27800
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