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Bladderwort
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Citrullus Lanatus
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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Annual

Type

Aquatics
Vegetable

Origin

World/Pandemic
Africa, Southern Africa

Types

Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
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Number of Varieties

22020
0 40000
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Habitat

Lakes, stream banks
along watercourse, Grassland

USDA Hardiness Zone

-999910-12
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
12-4

Sunset Zone

21,22
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

Habit

Spreading
Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.00 cm15.20 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

5.00 cm240.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Green, Crimson, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Orbicular
Irregular

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Very Fast

Type of Soil

-
Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral

Soil Drainage

-
Well drained

Bloom Time

-
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Wet Site
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

In Water
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
High

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral

Soil Type

-
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

-
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, Potassium

Pests and Diseases

hair algae
brown-spot needle blight, Cutworms, Downy mildew, Flea beetle, Flea Beetles, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Fusarium wilt, Powdery mildew, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Wet Site
Drought, Salt

Facts

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
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Insects
Bees, Insects, Squirrels

Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy
Stomach pain, Throat itching

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects, Versatility

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diuretic, Vulnerary
High blood pressure, Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root
Fruits

Other Uses

Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in making beverages

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

UTRICULARIA
CITRULLUS lanatus 'Crimson Sweet'

Common Name

Bladderwort
Crimson Sweet Watermelon, Watermelon

In Hindi

Bladderwort plant
तरबूज़

In German

bladderwort Pflanze
Wassermelone

In French

plante Bladderwort
Citrullus lanatus

In Spanish

planta bladderwort
Citrullus lanatus

In Greek

φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
καρπούζι

In Portuguese

planta bladderwort
Citrullus lanatus

In Polish

Bladderwort roślin
Citrullus lanatus

In Latin

bladderwort herba
Citrullus lanatus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Embryophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Scrophulariales
Cucurbitales

Family

Lentibulariaceae
Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Utricularia
Citrullus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
Benincaseae

Subfamily

Pitcairnioideae
Cucurbitoideae

Number of Species

2201000
1 27800
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Difference Between Bladderwort and Citrullus Lanatus

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Importance of Bladderwort and Citrullus Lanatus

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Bladderwort and Citrullus Lanatus. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Bladderwort and Citrullus Lanatus as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Bladderwort is Diuretic and Vulnerary whereas of Citrullus Lanatus is High blood pressure and Nutrients. Bladderwort has beauty benefits as follows: while Citrullus Lanatus has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Bladderwort vs Citrullus Lanatus

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Bladderwort vs Citrullus Lanatus and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Bladderwort are Avoid during Pregnancy whereas of Citrullus Lanatus have Stomach pain and Throat itching respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Bladderwort has no showy fruits and Citrullus Lanatus has showy fruits. Also Bladderwort is flowering and Citrullus Lanatus is not flowering . You can compare Bladderwort and Citrullus Lanatus facts and facts of other plants too.