Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Tree
Origin
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia
Australia
Types
Nymphaea alba
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Number of Varieties
53
0
40000
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Habitat
Ponds
Canopy, Rainforest
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-99-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12-6
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Ivory
Rose
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
Gold, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Blue Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Circular
Lobulated
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Wet Site, Drought, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Do not let dry out between waterings, Requires consistently moist soil
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial 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
Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flies
Hummingbirds
Allergy
Headache
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anaphrodisiac, Anodyne, Antiscrophulatic, Astringent
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Part of Plant Used
Root, Seeds
Seeds, Wood
Other Uses
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Edible seed, Used as Ornamental plant, Used to make wood shingles
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Water Gardens
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
NYMPHAEA alba
BRACHYCHITON discolor
Common Name
European White Waterlily, Nenuphar, White Lotus
Bush Kurrajong, Pink Flame Tree, Queensland Lacebark
In Hindi
Nymphaea alba
Pink Flame Tree
In German
Weiße Seerose
Rosa Flame Tree
In French
Nénuphar blanc
Flame Tree Rose
In Spanish
Nymphaea alba
Pink árbol de la llama
In Greek
Nymphaea alba
Ροζ Φλόγα Δέντρο
In Portuguese
Nymphaea alba
Árvore Chama Rosa
In Polish
Grzybienie białe
Różowy Flame Tree
In Latin
Nymphaea alba
Pink arbor flamma
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Nymphaeales
Malvales
Family
Nymphaeaceae
Sterculiaceae
Genus
Nymphaea
brachychiton
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Sterculieae
Subfamily
Cassidinae
Sterculioideae
Number of Species
501
1
27800
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