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Bladderwort and Butterfly Ginger


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Annual and Perennial  

Type
Tender Perennial  
Aquatics  

Origin
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China  
World/Pandemic  

Types
Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily  
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba  

Number of Varieties
10  
220  
32

Habitat
Forest edges, Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Swamps, Wet lands  
Lakes, stream banks  

USDA Hardiness Zone
7-15  
-9999  

AHS Heat Zone
10-7  
-  

Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  
21,22  

Habit
Upright/Erect  
Spreading  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
152.40 cm  
99+
10.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
60.96 cm  
99+
5.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White, Yellow  
Yellow, Purple, Lavender  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
-  

Fruit Color
Red, Orange  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Pinnate  
Orbicular  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall  
Spring, Summer, Fall  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Fast  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Loam  
-  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Average  
-  

Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer  
-  

Repeat Bloomer
Yes  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Wet Site  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground  
In Water  

How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings  
Divison, Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires consistently moist soil, Water Deeply  
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
Loam  
-  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average  
-  

Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade  
Full Sun  

Pruning
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 every week  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch  
hair algae  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Wet Site  

Facts

Flowers
Yes  
Yes  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
-  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
Yes  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Bold  
Fine  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
Sometimes  
Sometimes  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
No  

Attracts
Ants, Butterflies, Hummingbirds  
Insects  

Allergy
-  
Avoid during Pregnancy  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
Showy Purposes, Water gardening  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Abdominal Disease, Anthelmintic, Antirheumatic, Carminative, Chest pain, Febrifuge, Joint pain, Stomachic, Tonic, Tonsillitis  
Diuretic, Vulnerary  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root, Seeds, Stem  
Leaves, Root  

Other Uses
Garland, Paper pulp, Used as essential oil, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in paper industry  
Food for animals, Showy Purposes  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
Insignificant  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Edible, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical  
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
HEDYCHIUM coronarium  
UTRICULARIA  

Common Name
Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, White Garland Lily  
Bladderwort  

In Hindi
Butterfly Ginger Plant  
Bladderwort plant  

In German
Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze  
bladderwort Pflanze  

In French
Papillon Ginger Plante  
plante Bladderwort  

In Spanish
Planta de jengibre de la mariposa  
planta bladderwort  

In Greek
Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών  
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό  

In Portuguese
Borboleta Ginger planta  
planta bladderwort  

In Polish
Butterfly Ginger roślin  
Bladderwort roślin  

In Latin
Gingiber Plantae Gloria  
bladderwort herba  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Liliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Zingiberales  
Scrophulariales  

Family
Zingiberaceae  
Lentibulariaceae  

Genus
Hedychium  
Utricularia  

Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
Zingibereae  
-  

Subfamily
Zingiberoideae  
Pitcairnioideae  

Number of Species
80  
99+
220  
99+

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Difference Between Butterfly Ginger and Bladderwort

If you are confused whether Butterfly Ginger or Bladderwort are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Butterfly Ginger and Bladderwort Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Butterfly Ginger are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and Fertilize every week, whereas for Bladderwort fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Butterfly Ginger and Bladderwort if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Butterfly Ginger and Bladderwort

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Butterfly Ginger and Bladderwort. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Butterfly Ginger and Bladderwort 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 Butterfly Ginger is Abdominal Disease, Anthelmintic, Antirheumatic, Carminative, Chest pain, Febrifuge, Joint pain, Stomachic, Tonic and Tonsillitis whereas of Bladderwort is Diuretic and Vulnerary. Butterfly Ginger has beauty benefits as follows: while Bladderwort has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Butterfly Ginger vs Bladderwort

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 Butterfly Ginger vs Bladderwort 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 Butterfly Ginger are whereas of Bladderwort have Avoid during Pregnancy respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Butterfly Ginger has no showy fruits and Bladderwort has no showy fruits. Also Butterfly Ginger is flowering and Bladderwort is flowering. You can compare Butterfly Ginger and Bladderwort facts and facts of other plants too.

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