Bladderwort

Mexican Marigold

About Bladderwort and Mexican Marigold

Bladderwort

Mexican Marigold

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Annual

Type

Aquatics

Flowering Plants

Origin

World/Pandemic

Mexico, Central America, South America

Types

Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba

Tagetes lemmonii

Number of Varieties

22050

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Habitat

Lakes, stream banks

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99998-11

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

Cushion/Mound-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

Yellow, Orange, Gold, Orange Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

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

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

In Water

Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Divison, Layering, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Sandy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Part 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

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

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Insects

Butterflies

Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, Water gardening

Beautification, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes, Used as an interior landscaping species

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for birds

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diuretic, Vulnerary

Cancer, Diarrhea, Hepatitis, Inflammation, Wounds

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Flowers

Other Uses

Food for animals, Showy Purposes

Air freshner, Condiment, For making oil for cosmetics, Garland, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Medicinal oil, Used as an ointment, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping

Used As Indoor Plant

Insignificant

Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower

Dried Flower, Landscape, Lawns and Turf

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

UTRICULARIA

TAGETES lucida

Common Name

Bladderwort

Mexican Marigold, Sweetscented marigold

In Hindi

Bladderwort plant

मैक्सिकन गेंदा

In German

bladderwort Pflanze

mexikanische Ringelblume

In French

plante Bladderwort

Tagetes lucida

In Spanish

planta bladderwort

caléndula mexicano

In Greek

φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό

μεξικάνικο κατιφέ

In Portuguese

planta bladderwort

Tagetes lucida

In Polish

Bladderwort roślin

meksykański nagietka

In Latin

bladderwort herba

Mexicanus caltha

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Scrophulariales

Asterales

Family

Lentibulariaceae

Asteraceae

Genus

Utricularia

Tagetes

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Tageteae

Subfamily

Pitcairnioideae

Asteroideae

Number of Species

22056

1 27800

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Properties of Bladderwort and Mexican Marigold

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

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Season and Care of Bladderwort and Mexican Marigold

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

Bladderwort and Mexican Marigold Physical Information

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

Bladderwort flower color: Yellow, Purple and Lavender
Bladderwort leaf color:
Mexican Marigold flower color: Yellow, Orange, Gold and Orange Red
Mexican Marigold leaf color: Green

Care of Bladderwort and Mexican Marigold

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