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About Bladderwort and Foxtail Grass

What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Aquatics
Grass

Origin

World/Pandemic
Europe, Asia

Types

Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Pennisetum alopecuroides

Number of Varieties

2208
0 40000
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Habitat

Lakes, stream banks
Grassland

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99994-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
-

Sunset Zone

21,22
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Spreading
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.00 cm30.50 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

5.00 cm30.50 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Purple, Lavender
White

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Purple, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Purple, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Tan

Shape

Leaf Shape

Orbicular
Grass like

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

-
Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

-
Average

Bloom Time

-
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Wet Site
Wet Site, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

In Water
Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Ample Water

In Winter

Average Water
Moderate

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

-
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

-
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune to control growth

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Requires high amount of nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

hair algae
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Wet Site
Wet Site

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

-
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Fine
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Insects
-

Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy
Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, Water gardening
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diuretic, Vulnerary
-

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root
Whole plant

Other Uses

Food for animals, Showy Purposes
cultivated as pasture or hay crop, Food for animals, Food for insects

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

UTRICULARIA
ALOPECURUS

Common Name

Bladderwort
Foxtail Grass

In Hindi

Bladderwort plant
Foxtail Grass

In German

bladderwort Pflanze
Foxtail Grass

In French

plante Bladderwort
Foxtail Grass

In Spanish

planta bladderwort
Hierba de cola de zorra

In Greek

φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
αλωπέκουρου Grass

In Portuguese

planta bladderwort
grama de foxtail

In Polish

Bladderwort roślin
ber trawy

In Latin

bladderwort herba
panicum Grass

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Scrophulariales
Cyperales

Family

Lentibulariaceae
Poaceae

Genus

Utricularia
Alopecurus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

Pitcairnioideae
-

Number of Species

22012
1 27800
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Properties of Bladderwort and Foxtail Grass

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

Season and Care of Bladderwort and Foxtail Grass

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

Bladderwort and Foxtail Grass Physical Information

Bladderwort and Foxtail Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Bladderwort height is 10.00 cm and width 5.00 cm whereas Foxtail Grass height is 30.50 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Bladderwort and Foxtail Grass are as follows:

  • Bladderwort flower color: Yellow, Purple and Lavender

  • Bladderwort leaf color:

  • Foxtail Grass flower color: White

  • Foxtail Grass leaf color: Purple and Dark Green

Care of Bladderwort and Foxtail Grass

Care of Bladderwort and Foxtail Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bladderwort pruning is done Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Foxtail Grass pruning is done Prune to control growth. In summer Bladderwort needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Foxtail Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Moderate.