Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Grass
Aquatics
Origin
Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia
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Types
Stipa Pennata, Stipa Gigantea, Stipa Capillata
Nymphaea gigantea, Victoria amazonica
Number of Varieties
4010
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40000
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Habitat
meadows, Slopes
along watercourse
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-910-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
12-9
Sunset Zone
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
76.20 cm510.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm37.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Ivory, Light Green, Silver
White, Pink, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Ivory, Silver
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Green, Yellow green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Disc shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Summer, Indeterminate
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
Average Water Needs
Keep immersed in water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Aquatic Plant
In Spring
Moderate
Aquatic Plant
In Winter
Average Water
Aquatic Plant
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Bright direct sunlight
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
-
Aphids, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Frost, Full Sun
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Insects, Moths, Snakes
Allergy
-
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Ground Cover
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
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
Fibre
Flowers
Other Uses
suitable for cutting, used for making high quality paper
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Mixed Border
Feature Plant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
STIPA capillata 'Bridal Veil'
VICTORIA 'Longwood Hybrid'
Common Name
Bridal Veil Needle Grass
Giant Waterlily, Longwood Hybrid Giant Waterlily
In Hindi
Needle Grass
पानी लिली
In German
Nadel- Gras
Riesen- Seerose
In French
aiguille Herbe
géant nénuphar
In Spanish
Hierba de aguja
lirio de agua
In Greek
βελόνα Grass
νούφαρο
In Portuguese
agulha Relva
waterlily
In Polish
igła do trawy
Lilia wodna
In Latin
acus Grass
ingens aqua lilium,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Lilopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Cyperales
Nymphaeales
Family
Poaceae
Nymphaeaceae
Genus
Stipa
Victoria
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms
Tribe
Stipeae
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Subfamily
Pooideae
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Number of Species
1503
1
27800
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