Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Grass
Aquatics
Origin
North America, Canada, Mexico
World/Pandemic
Types
Panicum abscissum, Panicum acostia, Panicum amarum
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Number of Varieties
38220
0
40000
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Habitat
Prairies
Lakes, stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
-
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Green, Orange, Blue Green, Gray Green, Bronze
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Tan, Sandy Brown
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Orbicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
-
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Soil Compaction
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Divison, Root Division
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune in spring, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
hair algae
Plant Tolerance
Pollution, Soil Compaction
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
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Wildlife
Insects
Allergy
-
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Cattle Fodder, Used as Biofuel
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
PANICUM virgatum
UTRICULARIA
Common Name
Switchgrass
Bladderwort
In Hindi
Switchgrass
Bladderwort plant
In German
Switchgrass
bladderwort Pflanze
In French
switchgrass
plante Bladderwort
In Spanish
switchgrass
planta bladderwort
In Greek
switchgrass
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
In Portuguese
switchgrass
planta bladderwort
In Polish
switchgrass
Bladderwort roślin
In Latin
switchgrass
bladderwort herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Scrophulariales
Family
Poaceae
Lentibulariaceae
Genus
Panicum
Utricularia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Paniceae
-
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Pitcairnioideae
Number of Species
450220
1
27800
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