Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Fruit
Aquatics
Origin
Mediterranean, Southeastern Asia
World/Pandemic
Types
Texas Everbearing Fig, Celeste Fig, Black Mission Fig
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Number of Varieties
3220
0
40000
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Habitat
Clay soil areas, Sandy areas, Well Drained
Lakes, stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-10-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-6
-
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
450.00 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Green, Purple, Dark Green, Bronze, Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Irregular
Orbicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Spring, Early Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
In Water
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water deeply about 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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune in fall, Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Use 6-6-6 amounts
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
hair algae
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Wet Site
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
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Insects
Allergy
Eye irritation, Poisonous
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
Beautiful Skin, Glowing Skin, Moisturizing
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, Demulcent, Digestive, Emollient, Galactogogue, Laxative, Pectoral, Stomachic, Tonic
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves, Wood
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
For making oil, Garland, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for woodware
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Houseplant, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
FICUS carica 'Brown Turkey'
UTRICULARIA
Common Name
Brown Turkey Fig, Fig
Bladderwort
In Hindi
Brown Turkey Fig Tree
Bladderwort plant
In German
Brown Türkei Fig Tree
bladderwort Pflanze
In French
Brown Turquie Fig Tree
plante Bladderwort
In Spanish
Turquía marrón de la Higuera
planta bladderwort
In Greek
Μπράουν Τουρκία Fig Tree
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
In Portuguese
Brown Figueira Turquia
planta bladderwort
In Polish
Brown Turkey Fig Tree
Bladderwort roślin
In Latin
Brown, p Turcia ligno
bladderwort herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Scrophulariales
Family
Moraceae
Lentibulariaceae
Genus
Ficus
Utricularia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Ficeae
-
Subfamily
-
Pitcairnioideae
Number of Species
750220
1
27800
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