Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Aquatics
Origin
Australia
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia
Types
Acacia aneura, Corkwood
Nymphaea alba
Number of Varieties
155
0
40000
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Habitat
Scrubs, tussock grasslands, Upland savannas
Ponds
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-115-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
9-1
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
550.00 cm45.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
370.00 cm150.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Lemon yellow
White, Yellow, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Narrow
Circular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Winter
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
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, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Insects, Root rot
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
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Flies
Allergy
Asthma, Eye irritation, Headache, Nose Irritation, Throat itching, Vomiting
Headache
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, soil stabilisation
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Anaphrodisiac, Anodyne, Antiscrophulatic, Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Sap, Seeds
Root, Seeds
Other Uses
Used as a dye, Wood is used fore making tools
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shade Trees, Street Trees
Water Gardens
Botanical Name
ACACIA aneura
NYMPHAEA alba
Common Name
Mulga, True Mulga
European White Waterlily, Nenuphar, White Lotus
In Hindi
Mulga
Nymphaea alba
In German
Mulga
Weiße Seerose
In French
Mulga
Nénuphar blanc
In Spanish
Mulga
Nymphaea alba
In Greek
mulga
Nymphaea alba
In Portuguese
Mulga
Nymphaea alba
In Polish
Mulga
Grzybienie białe
In Latin
Mulga
Nymphaea alba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Nymphaeales
Family
Fabaceae
Nymphaeaceae
Genus
Acacia
Nymphaea
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Cassidinae
Number of Species
3050
1
27800
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