Bladderwort

Crookneck Squash

About Bladderwort and Crookneck Squash

Bladderwort

Crookneck Squash

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Annual

Type

Aquatics

Vegetable

Origin

World/Pandemic

North America, Central America, South America

Types

Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba

Number of Varieties

2208

0 40000

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Habitat

Lakes, stream banks

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Spreading

Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.00 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

5.00 cm120.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Purple, Lavender

Yellow, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Green, Orange, Gold, Salmon, Gray Green, Dark Green, Orange Red, Tan, Ivory

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Orbicular

Heart-shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

In Water

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Divison

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line

Do not water frequently

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

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

Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

hair algae

Borers, Cucumber beetles, Mealybugs, Powdery mildew

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

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Insects

Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, Water gardening

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diuretic, Vulnerary

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Fruits

Other Uses

Food for animals, Showy Purposes

Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

UTRICULARIA

CUCURBITA moschata

Common Name

Bladderwort

Butternut Squash, Cheese Pumpkin, Golden Cushaw Squash, Gourd, Pumpkin, Squash, Winter Crookneck Squash, Winter Squash

In Hindi

Bladderwort plant

Crooknech squash

In German

bladderwort Pflanze

Crooknech squash

In French

plante Bladderwort

Crooknech squash

In Spanish

planta bladderwort

Crooknech squash

In Greek

φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό

Crooknech squash

In Portuguese

planta bladderwort

Crooknech squash

In Polish

Bladderwort roślin

Crooknech squash

In Latin

bladderwort herba

Crooknech squash

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Scrophulariales

Violales

Family

Lentibulariaceae

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Utricularia

Cucurbita

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Cucurbiteae

Subfamily

Pitcairnioideae

Cucurbitoideae

Number of Species

2205

1 27800

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Properties of Bladderwort and Crookneck Squash

Wondering what are the properties of Bladderwort and Crookneck Squash? We provide you with everything About Bladderwort and Crookneck Squash. Bladderwort doesn't have thorns and Crookneck Squash doesn't have thorns. Also Bladderwort does not have fragrant flowers. Bladderwort has allergic reactions like Avoid during Pregnancy and Crookneck Squash 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 Crookneck Squash and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bladderwort and Crookneck Squash

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

Bladderwort and Crookneck Squash Physical Information

Bladderwort and Crookneck Squash physical information is very important for comparison. Bladderwort height is 10.00 cm and width 5.00 cm whereas Crookneck Squash height is 30.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Bladderwort and Crookneck Squash are as follows:

Bladderwort flower color: Yellow, Purple and Lavender
Bladderwort leaf color:
Crookneck Squash flower color: Yellow and Gold
Crookneck Squash leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Bladderwort and Crookneck Squash

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