Nymphaea alba
White waterlily, Waterlily alba
Nymphaea Nymphaea
N. alba - N. alba is a wide spreading aquatic perennial with rounded leaves, bronze-tinted when new, and star-shaped, pure white flowers with yellow centres in summer.
Nymphaea alba is: Deciduous
Flower
Compact, Mat Forming
Pale-yellow, White in Summer
Green, Flushed bronze in Spring; Green in Summer; Green in Autumn
Waterlily Pests (beetle, aphid, leaf-mining midges) Waterlily Pests (beetle, aphid, leaf-mining midges)
Nymphaea leaf (brown) spot , Crown rot , Water lily leaf spot Nymphaea leaf (brown) spot , Crown rot , Water lily leaf spot
Division, Offsets
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Nymphaea alba (White waterlily) will reach a height of 0.1m and a spread of 1m after 5-10 years.
Aquatic, Low Maintenance
Plant the Nymphaea in loam in a basket, covered with layer of pea-shingle. The basket should be placed approximately 15-25cm below the surface of the water initially, being moved down to 30-50cm once growth is established. Nymphaea dislike moving water.
Clay, Loamy
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Nymphaea alba
White waterlily, Waterlily alba
Nymphaea Nymphaea
N. alba - N. alba is a wide spreading aquatic perennial with rounded leaves, bronze-tinted when new, and star-shaped, pure white flowers with yellow centres in summer.
Deciduous
Flower
Compact, Mat Forming
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Pale-yellow, White in Summer
Green, Flushed bronze in Spring; Green in Summer; Green in Autumn
Waterlily Pests (beetle, aphid, leaf-mining midges)
Nymphaea leaf (brown) spot , Crown rot , Water lily leaf spot
Division, Offsets
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Nymphaea alba (White waterlily) will reach a height of 0.1m and a spread of 1m after 5-10 years.
Aquatic, Low Maintenance
Plant the Nymphaea in loam in a basket, covered with layer of pea-shingle. The basket should be placed approximately 15-25cm below the surface of the water initially, being moved down to 30-50cm once growth is established. Nymphaea dislike moving water.
Clay, Loamy
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4
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