Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Aquatics
Origin
United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia
Types
-
Nymphaea alba
Number of Varieties
25
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Ponds
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-115-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
11-7
9-1
Sunset Zone
H1, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm45.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm150.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Magenta, Orange Red
White, Yellow, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Red
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Arrowhead
Circular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
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
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Flies
Allergy
Toxic
Headache
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiemetic, Diuretic, Purgative, Tonic
Anaphrodisiac, Anodyne, Antiscrophulatic, Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Root, Seeds
Other Uses
Used as a general tonic, Used as a rat poison, Used as a vegetable
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Water Gardens
Botanical Name
ERYTHRINA herbacea
NYMPHAEA alba
Common Name
Red cardinal, Cardinal spear
European White Waterlily, Nenuphar, White Lotus
In Hindi
Red Cardinal
Nymphaea alba
In German
Red Cardinal
Weiße Seerose
In French
Cardinal rouge
Nénuphar blanc
In Spanish
Cárdenas
Nymphaea alba
In Greek
κόκκινο Καρδινάλιος
Nymphaea alba
In Portuguese
Cardeal vermelho
Nymphaea alba
In Polish
Red Cardinal
Grzybienie białe
In Latin
Cardinalis Rubrum
Nymphaea alba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Nymphaeales
Family
Fabaceae
Nymphaeaceae
Genus
Erythrina
Nymphaea
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms
Tribe
Phaseoleae
-
Subfamily
Faboideae
Cassidinae
Number of Species
1050
1
27800
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