Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Aquatics
Origin
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Canada
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia
Types
-
Nymphaea alba
Number of Varieties
25
0
40000
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Habitat
Mixed deciduous forest, shaded fields, shaded moist road banks, shaded riverbanks
Ponds
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-95-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-2
9-1
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm45.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm150.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Pink
White, Yellow, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Circular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
In Water
How to Plant?
Root Division, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Plant grows in water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pest Free, Red blotch
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Flies
Allergy
Toxic
Headache
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
antihelmintic, cathartic, Emetic, malignant neoplasms, Stomach pain
Anaphrodisiac, Anodyne, Antiscrophulatic, Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Rhizomes, Root
Root, Seeds
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Wildflower
Water Gardens
Botanical Name
PODOPHYLLUM peltatum
NYMPHAEA alba
Common Name
American Mandrake, Mayapple
European White Waterlily, Nenuphar, White Lotus
In Hindi
अमेरिकी विषैला पौधा
Nymphaea alba
In German
amerikanisch Alraune
Weiße Seerose
In French
mandrake américain
Nénuphar blanc
In Spanish
mandrágora americana
Nymphaea alba
In Greek
american μανδραγόρα
Nymphaea alba
In Portuguese
mandrake americano
Nymphaea alba
In Polish
amerykański mandragory
Grzybienie białe
In Latin
Latin mandragoras
Nymphaea alba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Nymphaeales
Family
Berberidaceae
Nymphaeaceae
Genus
Podophyllum
Nymphaea
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Cassidinae
Number of Species
250
1
27800
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