| Scientific Name: | Nymphaea (incl. hybrids) |
| Common Name: | water lily |
| Family Name: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Origin: | U.S. - northeast |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Aquatic plant, Herbaceous perennial |
| Mature Size: | 0.2 - 0.4m x 1.0 - 1.5m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Spreading |
| Form: | Creeping / Mat-like |
| Texture: | Coarse |
| Landscape Uses: | Aquatic - ponds, Container planting |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | |
| Leaves: | Simple, Basal, Leathery, Lustrous, Orbicular, Dentate, Entire |
| Flowers: | Flowers solitary, White, Yellow, Blue, Violet, Purple, Pink, Red, Jun-Jul |
| Fruit: | Aggregate fruit, Nut, Brown, Aug-Sep |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaves floating on water surface, attached to the rhizomes by long petioles, margin entire or toothed edges, apex rounded or pointed; flowers rise out of the water or float on the surface. | |