Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Types
Nymphaea alba
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Number of Varieties
515
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40000
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Habitat
Ponds
Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
8-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.00 cm5.10 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm10.20 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Ivory
White, Yellow, Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Circular
Reniform
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Water frequently while growing, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Shade areas
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flies
-
Allergy
Headache
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anaphrodisiac, Anodyne, Antiscrophulatic, Astringent
Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Root, Seeds
Leaves
Other Uses
-
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Water Gardens
Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
NYMPHAEA alba
RANUNCULUS ficaria 'Brazen Hussy'
Common Name
European White Waterlily, Nenuphar, White Lotus
Brazen Hussy Figwort, Figwort, Lesser Celandine
In Hindi
Nymphaea alba
Figwort
In German
Weiße Seerose
figwort
In French
Nénuphar blanc
scrofulaire
In Spanish
Nymphaea alba
figwort
In Greek
Nymphaea alba
figwort
In Portuguese
Nymphaea alba
figwort
In Polish
Grzybienie białe
figwort
In Latin
Nymphaea alba
Umber
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Nymphaeales
Ranunculales
Family
Nymphaeaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Nymphaea
Ranunculus
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Cassidinae
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Number of Species
50200
1
27800
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