About Butterwort

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Perennial

Origin

World/Pandemic

Types

Pinguicula vulgaris, Pinguicula moranensis, Pinguicula alpina

Number of Varieties

Rank: 56 (Overall)

0 40000

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Habitat

Damp Places, Fens, Gravels, meadows, Moist Soils, shores, Shores of rivers or lakes, springs, Wet lands

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

Sunset Zone

Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

152.40 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)

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Minimum Width

60.96 cm

Rank: 94 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Flower Color Modifier

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Leaf Color in Summer

Leaf Color in Fall

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Circular

Thorns

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5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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41% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Root Division, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Get enough water whenever the soil is dry, Keep ground moist

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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96% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

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3% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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51% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

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6% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

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13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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40% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Showy Bark

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No - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants has it !

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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8% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Invasive

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5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

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54% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Insects

Allergy

Pollen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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56% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic, Antitussive, Cough, Throat infection

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Other Uses

Used As Indoor Plant

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37% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Alpine, Bog Garden, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PINGUICULA

Common Name

Butterwort

In Hindi

Butterwort plant

In German

Fettkraut Pflanze

In French

plante Butterwort

In Spanish

planta butterwort

In Greek

φυτό Butterwort

In Portuguese

planta Butterwort

In Polish

Butterwort roślin

In Latin

Butterwort herba

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Scrophulariales

Family

Lentibulariaceae

Genus

Pinguicula

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall)

1 27800

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Properties of Butterwort

Want to know the properties of Butterwort? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Butterwort is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Pollen. Butterwort Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Antispasmodic, Antitussive, Cough and Throat infection

Part of plant used: Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Butterwort Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Butterwort. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Butterwort physical information is as follows: 152.40 cm tall and 60.96 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Circular. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color:

Leaf color:

Care of Butterwort

Taking Butterwort Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Butterwort include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

Season and care of Butterwort

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Butterwort is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Butterwort is a very important plant from Perennial Flowers. There are 83 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Pinguicula vulgaris, Pinguicula moranensis, Pinguicula alpina. This plant's habitat is Damp Places, Fens, Gravels, meadows, Moist Soils, shores, Shores of rivers or lakes, springs and Wet lands and it comes in the hardiness zone . If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.