Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Aquatics
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Origin
Southern Asia
Mexico, Central America
Types
Nelumbo nucifera
African or American Marigolds, French Marigolds, Mule Marigolds
Number of Varieties
10050
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40000
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Habitat
Ponds
Roadsides, wastelands
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-129-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-3
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
21,22
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm60.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm50.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Red, Pink, Light Pink, Hot Pink, Rose, Coral
Yellow, Orange, Gold, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Lime Green, Sea Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Lime Green, Sea Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Lime Green, Sea Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Orbicular
Toothed
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, In Water, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
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
Allow to dry out slightly between watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut away fading foliage
Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning
Fertilizers
20N–4.4P–16.6K at 20-d intervals
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Caterpillars
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Gray mold, Powdery mildew, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single, Double, Semi-Double
Single, Double, Semi-Double
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
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Beetles, Insects
Butterflies
Allergy
Constipation
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Promotes healthy skin, Provides herbal hair care
-
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antidiarrhoeal, Astringent, Cancer, Cardiotonic, Febrifuge, Hypotensive, Resolvent, Stomachic, Tonic
Burns, constipation, Inflammation, Upset stomach, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Flowers, Seeds
Other Uses
Leaves are used to wrap small parcels, Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Root is used as a vegetable
Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Flower borders
Botanical Name
NELUMBO nucifera
Tagetes lucida
Common Name
East Indian Lotus, Sacred Lotus
sweetscented marigold, Mexican marigold
In Hindi
पवित्र कमल
sweetscented marigold
In German
Heiliges Lotus
süß duftend Ringelblume
In French
Lotus Sacré
Yauhtli
In Spanish
loto sagrado
pericón, Santa María, yerbanís
In Greek
ιερή Lotus
γλυκό άρωμα κατιφέ
In Portuguese
Lotus sagrado
Tarragon Mexicano
In Polish
Sacred Lotus
słodkie pachnące nagietka
In Latin
sacra Lotus
sweetscented marigold
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Proteales
Asterales
Family
Nymphaeaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Abelia
Tagetes
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
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Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Nelumbonaceae
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Number of Species
550
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27800
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