Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia
Eastern Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Types
Nymphaea alba
tecolate strain
Number of Varieties
52
0
40000
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Habitat
Ponds
Lawn, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-97-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
-
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.00 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm10.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Ivory
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Blue 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
Palmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs, Seedlings, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Keep the Soil well drained, Requires plenty of water during 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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single, Double, Semi-Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flies
Insects, pollinators
Allergy
Headache
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Bouquets, Cut Flowers, Hanging Basket
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anaphrodisiac, Anodyne, Antiscrophulatic, Astringent
-
Part of Plant Used
Root, Seeds
Flowers
Other Uses
-
Basketary, deer resistant, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Water Gardens
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
NYMPHAEA alba
RANUNCULUS asiaticus
Common Name
European White Waterlily, Nenuphar, White Lotus
Garden Ranunculus, Persian Buttercup
In Hindi
Nymphaea alba
Persian Buttercup
In German
Weiße Seerose
Asiatischer Hahnenfuß
In French
Nénuphar blanc
Renoncule des fleuristes
In Spanish
Nymphaea alba
Persian Buttercup
In Greek
Nymphaea alba
Persian Buttercup
In Portuguese
Nymphaea alba
ranúnculo
In Polish
Grzybienie białe
Jaskier azjatycki
In Latin
Nymphaea alba
Persian Buttercup
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
-
Order
Nymphaeales
Ranunculales
Family
Nymphaeaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Nymphaea
Ranunculus
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Ranunculeae
Subfamily
Cassidinae
-
Number of Species
50600
1
27800
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