Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics, Flowering Plants
Tree
Origin
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North America, United States, Northwestern United States, Alaska, California, Canada
Types
Nelumbo nucifera 'Alba', Nelumbo nucifera 'Mrs. Perry D. Slocum'
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Number of Varieties
-30
0
40000
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Habitat
Ponds
Lowland evergreen rainforest
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-114-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
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7-1
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Spreading
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm1,370.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Yellow, Red, Coral
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Round
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Early Summer, Late Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
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Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
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Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Late Summer
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
waterlogging
Maritime exposure, Salt water
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Stem Planting
Layering, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Aquatic Plant
Lots of watering
In Spring
Aquatic Plant
Moderate
In Winter
Aquatic Plant
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
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Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Average
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
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Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Fertilize the first year
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Leaf eating pests, Sap-Sucking Insects, Stem rot
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Plant Tolerance
waterlogging
Maritime exposure, Salt water
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Fishes
Insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
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Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Moisturizing, Weightloss
Skin Problems
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
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Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antibacterial, Anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, Antioxidants, Astringent, Clears heat, Combats Stress, Detoxification, Diabetes, High cholestrol, Improve heart health, Liver problems, Low Blood Pressure, Phosphorus, Rich in Iron, Vitamin B, Vitamin C
Anodyne, Appetizer, Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root, Stem
Flowers, Inner Bark, Sap
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Culinary use, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in herbal medicines
Used as a dye, used for making charcoal, Used for making informal hedge
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
Nymphaea lotus
ALNUS rubra
Common Name
white Egyptian lotus, tiger lotus, white lotus or Egyptian white water-lily
Oregon Alder, Red Alder
In Hindi
सफेद कमल
red alder
In German
Tigerlotus
rot-Erle
In French
Lotier d'Égypte, Lotus tigré
aulne rouge
In Spanish
loto tigre, nenúfar blanco egipcio
aliso rojo
In Greek
λευκό λωτού
κόκκινη σκλήθρα
In Portuguese
nenúfar-branco, lótus-branco, lótus-do-egipto, loto-sagrado-do-egito e lótus-sagrado-do-egito
amieiro vermelho
In Polish
białego lotosu
czerwony olcha
In Latin
albus Lotus
red alnus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Nymphaeales
Fagales
Family
Nymphaeaceae
Betulaceae
Genus
Nymphaea
Alnus
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
535
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27800
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