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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Aquatics
Tender Perennial

Origin

World/Pandemic
Central America

Types

Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Gunnera manicata

Number of Varieties

22025
0 40000
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Habitat

Lakes, stream banks
Wet forest, Woodland Garden

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99999-12
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
7-1

Sunset Zone

21,22
H1, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Spreading
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.00 cm120.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

5.00 cm180.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Dark Red, Dark Salmon, Sienna

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Orbicular
Lobed

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

-
Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

-
Average

Bloom Time

-
-

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Wet Site
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

In Water
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
Regular watering during dry periods

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

Soil Drainage Capacity

-
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Dilute liquid fertiliser

Pests and Diseases

hair algae
Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Rust

Plant Tolerance

Wet Site
Drought

Facts

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
Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Insects
Snails

Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy
allergic reaction

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Bog Garden, Water gardening

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diuretic, Vulnerary
-

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root
Stem

Other Uses

Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Jam, Jelly, Sauces

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

UTRICULARIA
GUNNERA insignis

Common Name

Bladderwort
Giant Rhubarb, Poorman's Umbrella

In Hindi

Bladderwort plant
Giant Rhubarb

In German

bladderwort Pflanze
Riesen- Rhabarber

In French

plante Bladderwort
Géant rhubarbe

In Spanish

planta bladderwort
Gigante ruibarbo

In Greek

φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
Giant Ραβέντι

In Portuguese

planta bladderwort
Rhubarb gigante

In Polish

Bladderwort roślin
Giant Rabarbar

In Latin

bladderwort herba
Giant RHEUM

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Scrophulariales
Haloragales

Family

Lentibulariaceae
Gunneraceae

Genus

Utricularia
Gunnera

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

Pitcairnioideae
-

Number of Species

2201
1 27800
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Difference Between Bladderwort and Giant Rhubarb

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Importance of Bladderwort and Giant Rhubarb

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Compare Facts of Bladderwort vs Giant Rhubarb

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 Giant Rhubarb 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 Giant Rhubarb have allergic reaction respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Bladderwort has no showy fruits and Giant Rhubarb has no showy fruits. Also Bladderwort is flowering and Giant Rhubarb is not flowering . You can compare Bladderwort and Giant Rhubarb facts and facts of other plants too.