Life Span
Biennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Perennial
Aquatics
Origin
-
World/Pandemic
Types
Abbotswood potentilla, Daydawn potentilla, Klondike potentilla
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Number of Varieties
25220
0
40000
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Habitat
Clay soil areas, Rocky areas, Wet ground
Lakes, stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-8-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
-
Sunset Zone
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
21,22
Habit
-
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.44 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
91.44 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Yellow
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
-
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Small elliptic
Orbicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Early Fall, Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
Medium
Type of Soil
Well drained
-
The pH of Soil
Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
-
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Stem Planting
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, Water less during winter, Water more in summer, Water when soil is 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
Soil Type
-
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
hair algae
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Wet Site
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
-
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
Insects
Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Skin cleanser, Skin Problems
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antibiotic, Astringent, Diarrhea, Haemostatic, Hypoglycaemic, Mildly painful menstruation, Odontalgic, Premenstrual syndrome, Swelling
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Showy Purposes, Used as a dye
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
Insignificant
Insignificant
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
POTENTILLA
UTRICULARIA
Common Name
Potentilla
Bladderwort
In Hindi
Potentilla plant
Bladderwort plant
In German
Potentilla Pflanze
bladderwort Pflanze
In French
plante Potentilla
plante Bladderwort
In Spanish
planta Potentilla
planta bladderwort
In Greek
φυτό potentilla
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
In Portuguese
planta Potentilla
planta bladderwort
In Polish
Potentilla roślin
Bladderwort roślin
In Latin
Potentilla herba
bladderwort herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Scrophulariales
Family
Rosaceae
Lentibulariaceae
Genus
Potentilla
Utricularia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Rosoideae
Pitcairnioideae
Number of Species
300220
1
27800
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