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Nelumbo nucifera

Nelumbo nucifera

Botanic Name Recordings

蓮, 荷花

Lotus

Plant Type

Native/Exotic

Usual Habitats

Freshwater Aquatic

Exotic

Farmland/Former Farmland/Village, Freshwater Aquatic/Wetlands, Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)

Evergreen/Deciduous/

Semi Deciduous

Deciduous

Design Function

Foliage Colour (other than or in addition to green)

-

Foliage Colour (other than green) Time of Year

-

Fruit Colour

Inconspicuous

Fruit Time of Year

-

Pink

Flower Colour

Flower Time of Year

g. JULY, g. JUNE, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER

Landscape Application Examples

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