Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Aquatics
Origin
Southern Asia
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia
Types
Nelumbo nucifera
Nymphaea alba
Number of Varieties
1005
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40000
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Habitat
Ponds
Ponds
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-125-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-3
9-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm45.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm150.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Red, Pink, Light Pink, Hot Pink, Rose, Coral
White, Yellow, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Lime Green, Sea Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Lime Green, Sea Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Lime Green, Sea Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Orbicular
Circular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, In Water, Pot
In Water
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
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
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut away fading foliage
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
20N–4.4P–16.6K at 20-d intervals
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Caterpillars
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single, Double, Semi-Double
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Beetles, Insects
Flies
Allergy
Constipation
Headache
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Promotes healthy skin, Provides herbal hair care
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antidiarrhoeal, Astringent, Cancer, Cardiotonic, Febrifuge, Hypotensive, Resolvent, Stomachic, Tonic
Anaphrodisiac, Anodyne, Antiscrophulatic, Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Root, Seeds
Other Uses
Leaves are used to wrap small parcels, Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Root is used as a vegetable
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Water Gardens
Botanical Name
NELUMBO nucifera
NYMPHAEA alba
Common Name
East Indian Lotus, Sacred Lotus
European White Waterlily, Nenuphar, White Lotus
In Hindi
पवित्र कमल
Nymphaea alba
In German
Heiliges Lotus
Weiße Seerose
In French
Lotus Sacré
Nénuphar blanc
In Spanish
loto sagrado
Nymphaea alba
In Greek
ιερή Lotus
Nymphaea alba
In Portuguese
Lotus sagrado
Nymphaea alba
In Polish
Sacred Lotus
Grzybienie białe
In Latin
sacra Lotus
Nymphaea alba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Proteales
Nymphaeales
Family
Nymphaeaceae
Nymphaeaceae
Genus
Abelia
Nymphaea
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Nelumbonaceae
Cassidinae
Number of Species
550
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27800
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