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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Aquatics
Perennial

Origin

World/Pandemic
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Canada

Types

Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
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Number of Varieties

2202
0 40000
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Habitat

Lakes, stream banks
Mixed deciduous forest, shaded fields, shaded moist road banks, shaded riverbanks

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99993-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
9-2

Sunset Zone

21,22
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7

Habit

Spreading
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.00 cm30.50 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

5.00 cm30.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Purple, Lavender
White, Light Pink

Flower Color Modifier

-
-

Fruit Color

-
Yellow

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
Palmate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

-
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

-
Average

Bloom Time

-
Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Wet Site
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

In Water
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings
Root Division, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

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

-
Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

-
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Partial shade, Full 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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

hair algae
Pest Free, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Wet Site
Drought

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
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Insects
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Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy
Toxic

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diuretic, Vulnerary
antihelmintic, cathartic, Emetic, malignant neoplasms, Stomach pain

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root
Rhizomes, Root

Other Uses

Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Edible, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

UTRICULARIA
PODOPHYLLUM peltatum

Common Name

Bladderwort
American Mandrake, Mayapple

In Hindi

Bladderwort plant
अमेरिकी विषैला पौधा

In German

bladderwort Pflanze
amerikanisch Alraune

In French

plante Bladderwort
mandrake américain

In Spanish

planta bladderwort
mandrágora americana

In Greek

φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
american μανδραγόρα

In Portuguese

planta bladderwort
mandrake americano

In Polish

Bladderwort roślin
amerykański mandragory

In Latin

bladderwort herba
Latin mandragoras

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Scrophulariales
Ranunculales

Family

Lentibulariaceae
Berberidaceae

Genus

Utricularia
Podophyllum

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

Pitcairnioideae
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Number of Species

2202
1 27800
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Difference Between Bladderwort and Mayapple

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Importance of Bladderwort and Mayapple

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Compare Facts of Bladderwort vs Mayapple

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