1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Melanesia, Australia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Ponds
Temperate Regions, tropical environments, Tropical regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1.9 Habit
Not Available
Thicket/Colonizing
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
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Green
Yellow, Red, Green, Pink, Orange Red, Black
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
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, Partial shade
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
Poorly Drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas, Variety of soil types
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Layering
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Water carefully
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
Poorly Drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Any balanced general purpose fertilizer, slow-release fertilizers
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch, Soft scales
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas, Variety of soil types
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
5.12 Allergy
Headache
Rhinoconjunctivitis, wheezing
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Bonsai, Cottage Garden
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Reduce Bruises
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
Antibacterial, Aphrodisiac, Dysentry
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Root, Seeds
Bark, Fruits, Leaves, Root
6.2.3 Other Uses
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Water Gardens
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Houseplant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
NYMPHAEA alba
FICUS benjamina
7.2 Common Name
European White Waterlily, Nenuphar, White Lotus
Weeping Fig, Benjamin's fig, Ficus tree
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Weiße Seerose
Birkenfeige
7.2.3 In French
Nénuphar blanc
figuier pleureur
7.2.4 In Spanish
Nymphaea alba
higo llorón
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Nymphaea alba
chorando fig
7.2.7 In Polish
Grzybienie białe
płacz rys
7.2.8 In Latin
Nymphaea alba
Plorans ficum
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
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species