1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia
Eastern Africa
1.4 Types
Akia Beruin Red, Ofada Rice, Topaz
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Muddy habitat
Lowland, Ponds
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
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
Blue, Dark Blue, Yellow, Yellow green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Orange, Yellow
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Early Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Wet Site, Salt
Pollution, Drought, Soil Compaction
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Corms or bulbs, From Rhizomes, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep plant submerged in water
Plant grows in water
4.4.2 In Summer
Ample Water
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Lots of watering
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Consistently
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
No need to prune
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Fertilize the soil before planting, Phosphorous, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Bacteria, Birds, fungus, Nematodes, Rats, Snails, Viruses
Lily Beetle, Red blotch, Sap-Sucking Insects
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
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Diabetes, Nausea
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Beautification, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Energy, High blood pressure, Skin Disorders, Swelling
Anxiety, Combats Stress, Diarrhea, Improve circulation, increase memory, Soothing and relieving pain
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Starch, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Traditional medicine, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
7.2 Common Name
Rice
Blue Lotus, Blue Egyptian lotus
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species