Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Aquatics
Origin
Australia
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia
Types
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Nymphaea alba
Number of Varieties
15
0
40000
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Habitat
along watercourse, Banks, Lake Sides, Near ponds
Ponds
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-115-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-6
9-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Spreading
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
250.00 cm45.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm150.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Yellow, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Red
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Dark Red
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Dark Red
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Gray Green, Dark Red
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Round
Circular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
In Water
In Water
How to Plant?
Spores
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep immersed in water
Plant grows in water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Poorly 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
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
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
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Frogs
Flies
Allergy
-
Headache
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Anaphrodisiac, Anodyne, Antiscrophulatic, Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Spores
Root, Seeds
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Starch
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Water Gardens
Water Gardens
Botanical Name
MARSILEA mutica
NYMPHAEA alba
Common Name
Banded Nardoo, Banded Water Clover, Pepperwort
European White Waterlily, Nenuphar, White Lotus
In Hindi
Pepperwort
Nymphaea alba
In German
Pepperwort
Weiße Seerose
In French
Pepperwort
Nénuphar blanc
In Spanish
Pepperwort
Nymphaea alba
In Greek
Pepperwort
Nymphaea alba
In Portuguese
Pepperwort
Nymphaea alba
In Polish
Pepperwort
Grzybienie białe
In Latin
Pepperwort
Nymphaea alba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Charophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Equisetopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
-
Nymphaeales
Family
Marsileaceae
Nymphaeaceae
Genus
Marsilea
Nymphaea
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms
Tribe
Lapidieae
-
Subfamily
-
Cassidinae
Number of Species
6550
1
27800
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