Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Aquatics
Aquatics
Origin
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia
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Types
Nymphaea alba
Nymphaea gigantea, Victoria amazonica
Number of Varieties
510
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40000
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Habitat
Ponds
along watercourse
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-910-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12-9
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
-
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.00 cm510.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm37.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Ivory
White, Pink, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Yellow green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Circular
Disc shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
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Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Summer, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
In Water
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly 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
Red blotch
Aphids, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Frost, Full Sun
Flowers
Showy
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
Coarse
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flies
Insects, Moths, Snakes
Allergy
Headache
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
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
Anaphrodisiac, Anodyne, Antiscrophulatic, Astringent
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Part of Plant Used
Root, Seeds
Flowers
Other Uses
-
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Water Gardens
Feature Plant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
NYMPHAEA alba
VICTORIA 'Longwood Hybrid'
Common Name
European White Waterlily, Nenuphar, White Lotus
Giant Waterlily, Longwood Hybrid Giant Waterlily
In Hindi
Nymphaea alba
पानी लिली
In German
Weiße Seerose
Riesen- Seerose
In French
Nénuphar blanc
géant nénuphar
In Spanish
Nymphaea alba
lirio de agua
In Greek
Nymphaea alba
νούφαρο
In Portuguese
Nymphaea alba
waterlily
In Polish
Grzybienie białe
Lilia wodna
In Latin
Nymphaea alba
ingens aqua lilium,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Nymphaeales
Nymphaeales
Family
Nymphaeaceae
Nymphaeaceae
Genus
Nymphaea
Victoria
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Cassidinae
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Number of Species
503
1
27800
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