Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Shrub
Aquatics
Origin
South America
World/Pandemic
Types
Calliandra haematocephala
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Number of Varieties
5220
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical areas, Tropical Climate
Lakes, stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-12-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
-
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Spreading
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
180.00 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
240.00 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Magenta
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Pink, Copper
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
bipinnate
Orbicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
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
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 branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Fungal Diseases, Scale insects
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Insects
Allergy
-
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Homeopathy
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Wood
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Animal Feed, Used as firewood
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Calliandra calothyrsus
UTRICULARIA
Common Name
powder-puff, powder puff plant, fairy duster
Bladderwort
In Hindi
Calliandra calothyrsus
Bladderwort plant
In German
Calliandra calothyrsus
bladderwort Pflanze
In French
Calliandra calothyrsus
plante Bladderwort
In Spanish
Calliandra calothyrsus
planta bladderwort
In Greek
Calliandra calothyrsus
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
In Portuguese
Calliandra calothyrsus
planta bladderwort
In Polish
Calliandra calothyrsus
Bladderwort roślin
In Latin
Calliandra calothyrsus
bladderwort herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Scrophulariales
Family
Fabaceae
Lentibulariaceae
Genus
Calliandra
Utricularia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Ingeae
-
Subfamily
Mimosoideae
Pitcairnioideae
Number of Species
250220
1
27800
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