Bladderwort

Butterfly Ginger

About Bladderwort and Butterfly Ginger

Bladderwort

Butterfly Ginger

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

Type

Aquatics

Tender Perennial

Origin

World/Pandemic

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China

Types

Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba

Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily

Number of Varieties

22010

0 40000

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Habitat

Lakes, stream banks

Forest edges, Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Swamps, Wet lands

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99997-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

10-7

Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Spreading

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.00 cm152.40 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

5.00 cm60.96 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Purple, Lavender

White, Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Orange

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Orbicular

Pinnate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

In Water

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line

Average Water Needs, Requires consistently moist soil, Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize every week

Pests and Diseases

hair algae

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Wet Site

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Insects

Ants, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, Water gardening

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diuretic, Vulnerary

Abdominal Disease, Anthelmintic, Antirheumatic, Carminative, Chest pain, Febrifuge, Joint pain, Stomachic, Tonic, Tonsillitis

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Flowers, Root, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Food for animals, Showy Purposes

Garland, Paper pulp, Used as essential oil, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in paper industry

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower

Container, Cutflower, Edible, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

UTRICULARIA

HEDYCHIUM coronarium

Common Name

Bladderwort

Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, White Garland Lily

In Hindi

Bladderwort plant

Butterfly Ginger Plant

In German

bladderwort Pflanze

Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze

In French

plante Bladderwort

Papillon Ginger Plante

In Spanish

planta bladderwort

Planta de jengibre de la mariposa

In Greek

φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό

Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών

In Portuguese

planta bladderwort

Borboleta Ginger planta

In Polish

Bladderwort roślin

Butterfly Ginger roślin

In Latin

bladderwort herba

Gingiber Plantae Gloria

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Scrophulariales

Zingiberales

Family

Lentibulariaceae

Zingiberaceae

Genus

Utricularia

Hedychium

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Zingibereae

Subfamily

Pitcairnioideae

Zingiberoideae

Number of Species

22080

1 27800

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Properties of Bladderwort and Butterfly Ginger

Wondering what are the properties of Bladderwort and Butterfly Ginger? We provide you with everything About Bladderwort and Butterfly Ginger. Bladderwort doesn't have thorns and Butterfly Ginger doesn't have thorns. Also Bladderwort does not have fragrant flowers. Bladderwort has allergic reactions like Avoid during Pregnancy and Butterfly Ginger has allergic reactions like Avoid during Pregnancy. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Bladderwort and Butterfly Ginger and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bladderwort and Butterfly Ginger

Season and care of Bladderwort and Butterfly Ginger is important to know. While considering everything about Bladderwort and Butterfly Ginger Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bladderwort season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Butterfly Ginger season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Bladderwort is and for Butterfly Ginger is Loam while the PH of soil for Bladderwort is Acidic, Neutral and for Butterfly Ginger is Acidic, Neutral.

Bladderwort and Butterfly Ginger Physical Information

Bladderwort and Butterfly Ginger physical information is very important for comparison. Bladderwort height is 10.00 cm and width 5.00 cm whereas Butterfly Ginger height is 152.40 cm and width 60.96 cm. The color specification of Bladderwort and Butterfly Ginger are as follows:

Bladderwort flower color: Yellow, Purple and Lavender
Bladderwort leaf color:
Butterfly Ginger flower color: White and Yellow
Butterfly Ginger leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Bladderwort and Butterfly Ginger

Care of Bladderwort and Butterfly Ginger include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bladderwort pruning is done Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Butterfly Ginger pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Bladderwort needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Butterfly Ginger needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.