Life Span
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Origin
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia
Types
Nymphaea alba
Number of Varieties
5
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40000
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Habitat
Ponds
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
Habit
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm
Rank: 74 (Overall)
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Circular
Thorns
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6% - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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29% - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !
Tolerances
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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19% - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
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No - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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37% - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
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No - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Leaf
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6% - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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No - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !
Showy Foliage
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82% - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
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3% - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
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3% - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants
Invasive
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32% - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
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61% - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants
Attracts
Flies
Allergy
Headache
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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77% - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anaphrodisiac, Anodyne, Antiscrophulatic, Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Root, Seeds
Other Uses
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Used As Indoor Plant
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26% - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Water Gardens
Botanical Name
NYMPHAEA alba
Common Name
European White Waterlily, Nenuphar, White Lotus
In Hindi
Nymphaea alba
In German
Weiße Seerose
In French
Nénuphar blanc
In Spanish
Nymphaea alba
In Greek
Nymphaea alba
In Portuguese
Nymphaea alba
In Polish
Grzybienie białe
In Latin
Nymphaea alba
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Nymphaeales
Family
Nymphaeaceae
Genus
Nymphaea
Clade
Angiosperms
Tribe
-
Subfamily
Cassidinae
Number of Species
50
1
27800
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