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Nymphaeaceae
White water-lily
Nymphaea alba
Also known as Nymphaea alba var. biradiata, Nymphaea candida f. biradiata, White pond lily, Leuconymphaea alba
Native Plants · Aquatic · Pond Plant · Water Lily · Floating Plant · White Flowers · Wildlife Pond · Nymphaea · Perennial · Water Garden · Ornamental
White water-lily is a stunning aquatic perennial that floats its iconic white blooms on the surface of still or slow-moving water from summer into autumn. Plant the rhizome in an aquatic basket filled with heavy loam and submerge in 1–4 feet of water in a sunny pond position. It spreads moderately and benefits from dividing every few years to keep growth in check.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Roots submerged in 1-4 feet of still fresh water; do not allow to dry out · Continuously submerged — maintain stable water level at all times
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Cycle
- Perennial
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Chile Central, Chile South, China North-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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