Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Tree
Aquatics
Origin
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, Northwestern United States, Southwestern United States, Texas, Canada
World/Pandemic
Types
Prunus americana
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Number of Varieties
200220
0
40000
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Habitat
fencerows, Thickets, Upland savannas, Woodlands
Lakes, stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-8-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
-
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
240.00 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
White
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Yellow, Red
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Orbicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
-
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Needs watering once a week
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 the late winter or spring, 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
bees, Borers, Red blotch
hair algae
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Deers
Insects
Allergy
Mild Allergen
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants, High cholestrol, Iron, Nutrients
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Screening / Wind Break, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Wildflower
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
PRUNUS americana
UTRICULARIA
Common Name
Wild Plum
Bladderwort
In Hindi
जंगली बेर
Bladderwort plant
In German
wild Plum
bladderwort Pflanze
In French
wild Plum
plante Bladderwort
In Spanish
ciruelo silvestre
planta bladderwort
In Greek
Κορόμηλο
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
In Portuguese
Wild Plum
planta bladderwort
In Polish
dzikiej śliwy
Bladderwort roślin
In Latin
Wild Plum
bladderwort herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Scrophulariales
Family
Rosaceae
Lentibulariaceae
Genus
Prunus
Utricularia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Amygdaloideae
Pitcairnioideae
Number of Species
430220
1
27800
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