Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Aquatics, Flowering Plants
Origin
South America, Argentina, Brazil
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Types
Helen Campbell spider flower, Queen Series spider flower, Violet Queen spider flower
Nelumbo nucifera 'Alba', Nelumbo nucifera 'Mrs. Perry D. Slocum'
Number of Varieties
4-
0
40000
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Habitat
vacant lots, wastelands, yards
Ponds
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-114-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
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Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Purple, Pink, Rose, Lavender
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Round
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Early Summer, Late Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Sand
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Early Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
waterlogging
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Plant grows in water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Aquatic Plant
In Spring
Moderate
Aquatic Plant
In Winter
Average Water
Aquatic Plant
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Type
Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Fertilize the first year
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Leaf eating pests, Sap-Sucking Insects, Stem rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
waterlogging
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Fishes
Allergy
Skin irritation
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
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Good for skin, Moisturizing, Weightloss
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antinociceptive
Antibacterial, Anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, Antioxidants, Astringent, Clears heat, Combats Stress, Detoxification, Diabetes, High cholestrol, Improve heart health, Liver problems, Low Blood Pressure, Phosphorus, Rich in Iron, Vitamin B, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves, Root, Stem
Other Uses
Used for bedding in gardens
Can be made into a herbal tea, Culinary use, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in herbal medicines
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Landscape
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
CLEOME hassleriana
Nymphaea lotus
Common Name
Cleome, Pink Queen, Spider Flower
white Egyptian lotus, tiger lotus, white lotus or Egyptian white water-lily
In Hindi
Pink Queen
सफेद कमल
In German
rosa Königin
Tigerlotus
In French
Reine rose
Lotier d'Égypte, Lotus tigré
In Spanish
Reina de color rosa
loto tigre, nenúfar blanco egipcio
In Greek
ροζ Βασίλισσα
λευκό λωτού
In Portuguese
Rainha -de-rosa
nenúfar-branco, lótus-branco, lótus-do-egipto, loto-sagrado-do-egito e lótus-sagrado-do-egito
In Polish
Różowa Królowa
białego lotosu
In Latin
Regina Pink
albus Lotus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Nymphaeales
Family
Cleomaceae
Nymphaeaceae
Genus
Cleome
Nymphaea
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms
Tribe
Cleomeae
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
15
1
27800
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