1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia
Northern Europe, Russia/Siberia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Young's weeping birch, Ornäs Birch
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Ponds
Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
21,22
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Yellow, Ivory
Green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Light Yellow, Yellow green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Circular
Double-toothed, serrated
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Wet Site
Wet Site, Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Water more in summer
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
General purpose granulated 30-10-10 fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Anthracnose, Birch Leafminer, Bronze Birch Borer, Slime Flux
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Flies
Butterflies, Insects, Moths
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Used in parkland
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Anaphrodisiac, Anodyne, Antiscrophulatic, Astringent
anti-inflammatory, Antirheumatic, Antiseptic, Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Root, Seeds
Flowers, Inner Bark, Leaves, Sap
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Used as a thickener in soups, Used as essential oil, used for making charcoal, Used in making tea
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Water Gardens
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
NYMPHAEA alba
BETULA pendula
7.2 Common Name
European White Waterlily, Nenuphar, White Lotus
Common Birch, European White Birch, Silver Birch
7.2.1 In Hindi
Nymphaea alba
Silver Birch
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
Nénuphar blanc
Silver Birch
7.2.4 In Spanish
Nymphaea alba
Abedul de plata
7.2.5 In Greek
Nymphaea alba
Silver Birch
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Nymphaea alba
Silver Birch
7.2.7 In Polish
Grzybienie białe
Silver Birch
7.2.8 In Latin
Nymphaea alba
Argentum Birch
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species