1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Aquatics, Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
Not Available
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Ponds
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Spreading
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Round
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Early Summer, Late Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Aquatic Plant
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Aquatic Plant
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Average
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
waterlogging
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
In Water
4.2 How to Plant?
Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
4.4.2 In Summer
Aquatic Plant
4.4.3 In Spring
Aquatic Plant
4.4.4 In Winter
Aquatic Plant
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Aquatic Plant
4.5.2 Soil Type
Not Applicable
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Aquatic Plant
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
No need to prune
4.8 Fertilizers
Fertilize the first year
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Leaf eating pests, Sap-Sucking Insects, Stem rot
4.10 Plant Tolerance
waterlogging
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Fine
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Fishes
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Moisturizing, Weightloss
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Not Available
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 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
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root, Stem
6.2.3 Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Culinary use, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in herbal medicines
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Nymphaea lotus
7.2 Common Name
white Egyptian lotus, tiger lotus, white lotus or Egyptian white water-lily
7.2.1 In Hindi
सफेद कमल
7.2.2 In German
Tigerlotus
7.2.3 In French
Lotier d'Égypte, Lotus tigré
7.2.4 In Spanish
loto tigre, nenúfar blanco egipcio
7.2.5 In Greek
λευκό λωτού
7.2.6 In Portuguese
nenúfar-branco, lótus-branco, lótus-do-egipto, loto-sagrado-do-egito e lótus-sagrado-do-egito
7.2.7 In Polish
białego lotosu
7.2.8 In Latin
albus Lotus
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Nymphaeales
8.5 Family
Nymphaeaceae
8.6 Genus
Nymphaea
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species