General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Water Preferences: In Water
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Water gardens
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Self
Flies

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Common names
  • Water Lily
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Nymphaea alba
  • Synonym: Nymphaea alba var. rubra
Also sold as:
  • Red European

Photo Gallery
Location: Maryland
Date: 2016-07-13
Ladew Topiary Gardens
Location: Toronto Ontario Canada
Date: 2019-08-04
Location: Mission San Juan Capistrano, California
Date: 2016
Location: Mission San Juan Capistrano, California
Date: 2019
Location: Inniswood Metro Gardens, Columbus, Ohio USA, Zone 6b
Date: 2023-05-13
Location: San Antonio, TX
Date: 2019-10-16
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2016-08-07
Centerpiece - Water Lily 015

Photo credit: Andreas Eichler
Location: KALAMA WA
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2019-06-02
Water Lily And Lily Pads 040
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2017-07-12
Water Lily 032
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2017-07-11
Water Lily 030
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2016-06-14
with pseudacorus
Location: My pond, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2007-06-18
Location: My pond, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2006-07-13
Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Date: 2013-12-10
Photo courtesy of: Diego Delso
Location: Okefenokee Swamp - Waycross, Georgia
Date: 2016-09-03
Water Lily 031

Photo courtesy of:DaniKauf

Photo credit: Andreas Eichler
Location: My pond, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2009-05-24
Location: My pond, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2007-06-21
unfolding..
Location: My pond, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2006-07-12
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2006-07-16

credit: Tuxyso
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Date: July
credit: Magnus Manske
Location: the Swedish red variety, Norwegian University of Life Sciences at Ås, south-east of Oslo.
Date: 2007-06-24
Photo courtesy of: LA2
Location: KALAMA WA
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: KALAMA WA
  • Uploaded by Joy

Date: 2007-08-26
Photo courtesy of:Opuntia
Location: My pond, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2006-07-12
Location: My pond, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2006-07-12
Location: My pond, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2006-07-16
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