Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Grass
Aquatics
Origin
China, Japan
World/Pandemic
Types
Slender Weavers Bamboo, Golden Buddha's Belly Bamboo, Painted Bamboo
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Number of Varieties
1220
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Subtropical forests
Lakes, stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 9
-
Sunset Zone
H1, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
152.40 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.50 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Orbicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
-
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Divison
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry
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
Less Watering
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, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut the culms, 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, fertilize in growing season
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
hair algae
Plant Tolerance
-
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
Butterflies, Mites
Insects
Allergy
Pollen, Rash
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin and hair
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Healthy teeth, Pain in gums
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
Sap, Stem
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Container, Espalier, Screen, Used in paper industry
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
Insignificant
Insignificant
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
BAMBUSA ventricosa
UTRICULARIA
Common Name
Buddha's Belly Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo, Ventricose Bamboo
Bladderwort
In Hindi
बुद्ध के पेट बांस
Bladderwort plant
In German
Buddhas Bauch Bambus
bladderwort Pflanze
In French
Le Bamboo Belly de Bouddha
plante Bladderwort
In Spanish
De bambú del vientre de Buda
planta bladderwort
In Greek
Κοιλιά Μπαμπού Βούδα
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
In Portuguese
Bamboo barriga de Buda
planta bladderwort
In Polish
Buddy Belly Bamboo
Bladderwort roślin
In Latin
Buddha ventre Bamboo
bladderwort herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Scrophulariales
Family
Poaceae
Lentibulariaceae
Genus
Bambusa
Utricularia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Bambuseae
-
Subfamily
Bambusoideae
Pitcairnioideae
Number of Species
1220
1
27800
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