Nymphaea candida
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Nymphaea candida

Shining water lily · Atlantic Waterlily · Bright Water-lily

Tier 2 Difficulty: medium Water: low Light: full_sun
Temperature
5–32 °C
Hardiness
Zone 4–8
Click count
39
Observations
633

Description

Source: leafsnap

Nymphaea candida J. Presl is a species of flowering plant in the genus Nymphaea, native to quiet freshwater habitats in Eurasia, it is in flower from July to August. It is sometimes treated as a subspecies of N. alba (N. alba L. subsp. candida (J. Presl) Korsh.)

Care Guide

💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Ideal: Full sun
🌡️ Temperature 5–32.2°C
Ideal temperature: 5–32.2°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity

Characteristics

Plant Type
Herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Genus
Nymphaea
Family
Nymphaeaceae
Hardiness Zone
4-8
Mature Height
61 cm
Mature Spread
91 cm
Leaf Color
Dark Green, Olive Drab
Leaf Type
Deciduous
Flower Color
White
Flower Size
10.16 cm to 20.32 cm
Bloom Time
Summer, Early fall, Mid fall
Planting Time
Spring, Autumn
Harvest Time
Late summer, Fall, Early winter
Native Area
India, Sweden, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Armenia, Poland, Croatia, Belarus, China, Uzbekistan, Russia, Lithuania, Norway, Germany, Kazakhstan, Switzerland, Estonia, Mongolia, Finland, Romania, Latvia, France

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Common Names (3)

en Shining water lily
en Atlantic Waterlily
en Bright Water-lily