Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Perennial
Origin
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia
Eastern Asia, India, Nepal, China
Types
Nymphaea alba
Victoria Rhubarb
Colorado Red Rhubarb
Turkish Rhubarb
Number of Varieties
5100
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40000
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Habitat
Ponds
gardens, Grassland, Humid climates, Tropical regions, Urban areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-93-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
8-5
Sunset Zone
21,22
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.00 cm60.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm120.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Ivory
Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Circular
Compound
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
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply
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
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 damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flies
-
Allergy
Headache
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anaphrodisiac, Anodyne, Antiscrophulatic, Astringent
-
Part of Plant Used
Root, Seeds
Whole plant
Other Uses
-
Culinary use, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Water Gardens
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
NYMPHAEA alba
RHEUM x hybridum
Common Name
European White Waterlily, Nenuphar, White Lotus
Hybrid Garden Rhubarb, Rhubarb
In Hindi
Nymphaea alba
एक प्रकार का फल
In German
Weiße Seerose
Rhabarber
In French
Nénuphar blanc
Rhubarbe
In Spanish
Nymphaea alba
Ruibarbo
In Greek
Nymphaea alba
Ραβέντι
In Portuguese
Nymphaea alba
Ruibarbo
In Polish
Grzybienie białe
Rabarbar
In Latin
Nymphaea alba
RHEUM
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Nymphaeales
Caryophyllales
Family
Nymphaeaceae
Polygonaceae
Genus
Nymphaea
Rheum
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Cassidinae
-
Number of Species
5060
1
27800
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