Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Aquatics
Grass
Origin
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Types
Nymphaea alba
Hulled Barley, Hulless Barley, Barley Grits
Number of Varieties
58
0
40000
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Habitat
Ponds
Humid climates
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
-
Habit
-
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm15.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Ivory
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
Brown, Gold
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Circular
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
-
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Do not prune during shooting season
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flies
-
Allergy
Headache
Abdominal pain, breathing problems, Eczema, Headache, Itchiness, Red eyes, Runny nose, Sinuses, sneezing, Sore eyes, Watery eyes, wheezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anaphrodisiac, Anodyne, Antiscrophulatic, Astringent
Asthma, Bronchitis, Diabetes, Diarrhea
Part of Plant Used
Root, Seeds
Seeds
Other Uses
-
Used As Food, Used in making beverages
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Water Gardens
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Botanical Name
NYMPHAEA alba
HORDEUM vulgare
Common Name
European White Waterlily, Nenuphar, White Lotus
Barley
In Hindi
Nymphaea alba
जौ
In German
Weiße Seerose
Gerste
In French
Nénuphar blanc
orge
In Spanish
Nymphaea alba
cebada
In Greek
Nymphaea alba
κριθάρι
In Portuguese
Nymphaea alba
cevada
In Polish
Grzybienie białe
jęczmień
In Latin
Nymphaea alba
hordei
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Nymphaeales
Cyperales
Family
Nymphaeaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Nymphaea
Hordeum
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Triticeae
Subfamily
Cassidinae
Pooideae
Number of Species
506
1
27800
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