Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Fruit, Perennial, Tree
Origin
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia
Types
Nymphaea alba
Terminalia catappa
Number of Varieties
55
0
40000
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Habitat
Ponds
Subtropical climates, Tropical areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
Habit
-
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.00 cm500.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm600.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Ivory
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Green
Dark Brown, Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Red
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Red
Shape
Leaf Shape
Circular
Broadly Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Dry soil
Where to Plant?
In Water
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Needs less watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Ample Water
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Dry soil
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flies
Birds
Allergy
Headache
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Making cosmetics
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for birds
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anaphrodisiac, Anodyne, Antiscrophulatic, Astringent
Energy, Minerals, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E
Part of Plant Used
Root, Seeds
Fruits
Other Uses
-
Grown for shade, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Water Gardens
Edible, Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
NYMPHAEA alba
Terminalia catappa
Common Name
European White Waterlily, Nenuphar, White Lotus
Bengal almond, country almond, false kamani, Indian almond, Malabar almond, sea almond, tropical almond
In Hindi
Nymphaea alba
जंगली बादाम
In German
Weiße Seerose
Katappenbaum, Seemandelbaum, Indische Mandel
In French
Nénuphar blanc
Badamier
In Spanish
Nymphaea alba
almendro malabar, almendro de los trópicos, almendrón, falso kamani, Egombegombe
In Greek
Nymphaea alba
Ινδικό αμύγδαλο
In Portuguese
Nymphaea alba
amêndoa, amendoeira, castanheira, anoz, árvore-de-anoz, castanholeira, coração-de-nego, castanhola, sete-copas, chapéu-de-sol, guarda-sol, terminália, figueira-da-índia
In Polish
Grzybienie białe
Migdałecznik właściwy
In Latin
Nymphaea alba
inti almont
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Nymphaeales
Myrtales
Family
Nymphaeaceae
Combretaceae
Genus
Nymphaea
Terminilia
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Cassidinae
-
Number of Species
50100
1
27800
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