Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Flowering Plants
Origin
World/Pandemic
North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas
Types
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
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Number of Varieties
22070
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, stream banks
Cultivated Beds, Sandy areas, Sunny Edge
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99993-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10
Habit
Spreading
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.00 cm50.80 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.00 cm35.60 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
-
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Orbicular
Oval to egg shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
-
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
Keep the Soil well drained, Needs a lot of moisture in the growing season, Reduce watering in winter
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
-
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
hair algae
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
Drought
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
Birds, Bumblebees
Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Root
Other Uses
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Chewing
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
UTRICULARIA
PENSTEMON grandiflorus 'Prairie Snow'
Common Name
Bladderwort
Large Beardtongue, Prairie Snow Beardtongue
In Hindi
Bladderwort plant
Large Beardtongue
In German
bladderwort Pflanze
Large Beardtongue
In French
plante Bladderwort
Large Beardtongue
In Spanish
planta bladderwort
Large Beardtongue
In Greek
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
Large Beardtongue
In Portuguese
planta bladderwort
Large Beardtongue
In Polish
Bladderwort roślin
Large Beardtongue
In Latin
bladderwort herba
Large Beardtongue
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Scrophulariales
Family
Lentibulariaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Utricularia
Penstemon
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Pitcairnioideae
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Number of Species
220250
1
27800
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