Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Aquatics
Origin
Africa, Asia, Polynesia, Australia
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Types
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Nymphaea
Number of Varieties
-5
0
40000
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Habitat
Grassland, Shaded sites, Wet forest
Ponds
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99996-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
10-3
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
-40.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
-90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Blue, Blue Violet
Yellow, Orange, Light Yellow, Gold, Peach, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Bronze
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Multi-Color
Fruit Color
Blue, Violet
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Green, Sienna
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Green, Sienna
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Green, Sienna
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Long slender
Round
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
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Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
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Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry soil
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Divison, Offsets, Seedlings
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water during dry weather
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
Soil Type
-
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged fruit, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
slow-release fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
-
Plant Tolerance
Dry soil
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
-
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
pollinators
Fishes
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Agroforestry
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
Leaves, Root, Stem
Other Uses
Used as a dye
Culinary use, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in herbal medicines
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border, Tropical
Container, Cutflower, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
DIANELLA sandwicensis
NYMPHAEA 'Andreana'
Common Name
Ukiuki, uki
Hardy Waterlily
In Hindi
Ukiuki
Hardy Waterlily
In German
Ukiuki
Hardy Waterlily
In French
Ukiuki
Hardy Waterlily
In Spanish
Ukiuki
Hardy Waterlily
In Greek
Ukiuki
Hardy Waterlily
In Portuguese
Ukiuki
Hardy Waterlily
In Polish
Ukiuki
Hardy Waterlily
In Latin
Ukiuki
Hardy Waterlily
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Nymphaeales
Family
Liliaceae
Nymphaeaceae
Genus
Dianella
Nymphaea
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Hemerocallidoideae
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Number of Species
4170
1
27800
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