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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual

Type

Aquatics, Flowering Plants
Vegetable

Origin

-
Asia

Types

Nelumbo nucifera 'Alba', Nelumbo nucifera 'Mrs. Perry D. Slocum'
Bulb Vegetable

Number of Varieties

-10
0 40000
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Habitat

Ponds
-

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-114-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
12-1

Sunset Zone

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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

Spreading
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm30.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

60.00 cm10.20 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Green, Light Green, Chartreuse

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Round
Acicular

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Early Summer, Late Summer
Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Fast

Type of Soil

-
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

-
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Late Summer
Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

waterlogging
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

In Water
Ground

How to Plant?

Stem Planting
Cuttings

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

-
Neutral

Soil Type

-
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

-
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

-
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Fertilize the first year
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Leaf eating pests, Sap-Sucking Insects, Stem rot
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

waterlogging
Drought

Facts

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

Fine
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Fishes
Aphids, Beetles

Allergy

-
Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, Water gardening
-

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Moisturizing, Weightloss
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

-
Air purification

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
anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Stem
Flowers, Leaves, Root

Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Culinary use, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in herbal medicines
Cosmetics, Used as a dye

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Nymphaea lotus
ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)

Common Name

white Egyptian lotus, tiger lotus, white lotus or Egyptian white water-lily
Scallion, Shallot

In Hindi

सफेद कमल
Shallot

In German

Tigerlotus
Schalotte

In French

Lotier d'Égypte, Lotus tigré
échalote

In Spanish

loto tigre, nenúfar blanco egipcio
chalote

In Greek

λευκό λωτού
είδος κρεμμυδιού

In Portuguese

nenúfar-branco, lótus-branco, lótus-do-egipto, loto-sagrado-do-egito e lótus-sagrado-do-egito
Sallot

In Polish

białego lotosu
Sallot

In Latin

albus Lotus
Sallot

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Nymphaeales
Asparagales

Family

Nymphaeaceae
Liliaceae

Genus

Nymphaea
Allium

Clade

Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

5750
1 27800
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Difference Between White Lotus and Shallot

If you are confused whether White Lotus or Shallot are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see White Lotus and Shallot Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of White Lotus are Fertilize the first year, whereas for Shallot fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between White Lotus and Shallot if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of White Lotus and Shallot

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of White Lotus and Shallot. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare White Lotus and Shallot as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of White Lotus is 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 and Vitamin C whereas of Shallot is anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic and Hypotensive. White Lotus has beauty benefits as follows: Good for skin, Moisturizing and Weightloss while Shallot has beauty benefits as follows: Good for skin, Moisturizing and Weightloss.

Compare Facts of White Lotus vs Shallot

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of White Lotus vs Shallot and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of White Lotus are whereas of Shallot have Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane and Sinuses respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. White Lotus has showy fruits and Shallot has no showy fruits. Also White Lotus is not flowering and Shallot is not flowering . You can compare White Lotus and Shallot facts and facts of other plants too.