Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Cactus or Succulent
Aquatics
Origin
North America, Southwestern United States, Mexico
World/Pandemic
Types
Echinocactus parryi, Echinocactus texensis
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Number of Varieties
50220
0
40000
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Habitat
Desert, Gravels, Sandy areas
Lakes, stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
-
Sunset Zone
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Magenta
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Yellow
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
-
Leaf Color in Summer
-
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
Orbicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Heat Tolerance, Shade areas
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
fertilize in summer, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mealybugs, Spider mites
hair algae
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Full Sun, Heat Tolerance, Shade areas
Wet Site
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
Bold
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects, Mealybugs, Spider Mites
Insects
Allergy
Skin cuts
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Very little waste
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
ECHINOCACTUS
UTRICULARIA
Common Name
Golden barrel cactus, Golden ball
Bladderwort
In Hindi
echinocactus
Bladderwort plant
In German
echinocactus
bladderwort Pflanze
In French
echinocactus
plante Bladderwort
In Spanish
echinocactus
planta bladderwort
In Greek
Echinocactus
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
In Portuguese
Echinocactus
planta bladderwort
In Polish
Echinocactus
Bladderwort roślin
In Latin
Echinocactus
bladderwort herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Scrophulariales
Family
Cactaceae
Lentibulariaceae
Genus
Echinocactus
Utricularia
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Cacteae
-
Subfamily
Cactoideae
Pitcairnioideae
Number of Species
11220
1
27800
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