Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Aquatics
Origin
Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas
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Types
Coniferous Tree
Nymphaea gigantea, Victoria amazonica
Number of Varieties
310
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40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Canopy
along watercourse
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-910-15
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-6
12-9
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,830.00 cm510.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm37.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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White, Pink, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Brown, Sandy Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Yellow green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Disc shaped
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Summer, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Keep immersed 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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Bright direct sunlight
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
organic fertlizers
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Littleleaf disease
Aphids, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Frost, Full Sun
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
Insects, Moths, Snakes
Allergy
Skin irritation
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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Making cosmetics
Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Very little waste
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Emetic, Laxative, tuberculosis, Vermifuge
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Part of Plant Used
Inner Bark, Wood
Flowers
Other Uses
Used for making green dye, Vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
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Feature Plant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
PINUS echinata
VICTORIA 'Longwood Hybrid'
Common Name
Shortleaf Pine
Giant Waterlily, Longwood Hybrid Giant Waterlily
In Hindi
Shortleaf Pine
पानी लिली
In German
Shortleaf Pine
Riesen- Seerose
In French
Shortleaf Pine
géant nénuphar
In Spanish
Shortleaf pino
lirio de agua
In Greek
Shortleaf Pine
νούφαρο
In Portuguese
Shortleaf Pine
waterlily
In Polish
Shortleaf Pine
Lilia wodna
In Latin
Pinus Shortleaf
ingens aqua lilium,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Pinopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Pinales
Nymphaeales
Family
Pinaceae
Nymphaeaceae
Genus
Pinus
Victoria
Clade
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Angiosperms
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Pinoideae
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Number of Species
33
1
27800
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