Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Tree
Origin
-
Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia
Types
Nymphaea
-
Number of Varieties
5-
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
Ponds
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-1010-12
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
10-3
12-9
Sunset Zone
21,22
H2, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
40.00 cm1,370.00 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
90.00 cm1,520.00 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Light Yellow, Gold, Peach, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Bronze
White
Flower Color Modifier
Multi-Color
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sienna
Green, Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Sienna
Green, Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Sienna
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Round
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Wet Site, Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Stem Planting
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires a lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Fishes
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
constipation, Diarrhea, Digestive disorders, Dysentry, Fever, Tooth ache
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root, Stem
Fruits, Seeds
Other Uses
Culinary use, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in herbal medicines
Making Shampoo, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Water Gardens
Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
NYMPHAEA 'Andreana'
ALEURITES moluccanus
Common Name
Hardy Waterlily
Candleberry, Candlenut, Kukui
In Hindi
Hardy Waterlily
candlenut पेड़
In German
Hardy Waterlily
Candlenut Baum
In French
Hardy Waterlily
arbre Candlenut
In Spanish
Hardy Waterlily
árbol candlenut
In Greek
Hardy Waterlily
candlenut δέντρο
In Portuguese
Hardy Waterlily
candlenut árvore
In Polish
Hardy Waterlily
Tung Molukański drzewo
In Latin
Hardy Waterlily
Candlenut ligno
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Spermatophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Dicotyledonae
Order
Nymphaeales
Malpighiales
Family
Nymphaeaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Nymphaea
Aleurites
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Aleuritideae
Subfamily
-
Crotonoideae
Number of Species
70600
1
27800
👆🏻