Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Aquatics
Origin
Southeastern United States
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Types
Longleaf is a type of pine
Nymphaea gigantea, Victoria amazonica
Number of Varieties
310
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40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, Sandy areas
along watercourse
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-1010-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
12-9
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,520.00 cm510.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm37.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Pink, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Yellow green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Light Green
Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Disc shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
-
Summer, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Keep immersed in water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Aquatic Plant
In Spring
Adequately
Aquatic Plant
In Winter
Ample Water
Aquatic Plant
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Bright direct sunlight
Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune once the plant is tall enough
Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Phosphorous
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Beetles, brown-spot needle blight
Aphids, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Frost, Full Sun
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Bold
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Insects, Moths, Snakes
Allergy
-
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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Making cosmetics
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Very little waste
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Stem
Flowers
Other Uses
Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shade Trees
Feature Plant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
PINUS palustris
VICTORIA 'Longwood Hybrid'
Common Name
Longleaf Pine
Giant Waterlily, Longwood Hybrid Giant Waterlily
In Hindi
Longleaf Pine
पानी लिली
In German
Longleaf Pine
Riesen- Seerose
In French
pin des marais
géant nénuphar
In Spanish
pino de hoja larga
lirio de agua
In Greek
Longleaf πεύκο
νούφαρο
In Portuguese
Longleaf pinho
waterlily
In Polish
Longleaf sosna
Lilia wodna
In Latin
longleaf pinus
ingens aqua lilium,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Pinopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Pinales
Nymphaeales
Family
Pinaceae
Nymphaeaceae
Genus
Pinus
Victoria
Clade
-
Angiosperms
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
33
1
27800
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