Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Perennial
Tree
Origin
World/Pandemic
Western United States, California, Mexico
Types
Pinguicula vulgaris, Pinguicula moranensis, Pinguicula alpina
Calocedrus decurrens
Number of Varieties
831
0
40000
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Habitat
Damp Places, Fens, Gravels, meadows, Moist Soils, shores, Shores of rivers or lakes, springs, Wet lands
low mountains, Mountain tops, Subtropical climates, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
8-1
Sunset Zone
-
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
152.40 cm2,130.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.96 cm180.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Circular
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Root Division, Seedlings
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Get enough water whenever the soil is dry, Keep ground moist
Needs less watering, Water occasionally
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Insects
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Birds
Allergy
Pollen
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antispasmodic, Antitussive, Cough, Throat infection
Stomach pain
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Bark, Leaves
Other Uses
-
Making Perfumes, Used in pencil industry
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Bog Garden, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
PINGUICULA
CALOCEDRUS decurrens
Common Name
Butterwort
Incense Cedar
In Hindi
Butterwort plant
Incense Cedar
In German
Fettkraut Pflanze
Zeder
In French
plante Butterwort
Encens Cedar
In Spanish
planta butterwort
cedro de incienso
In Greek
φυτό Butterwort
θυμίαμα Κέδρος
In Portuguese
planta Butterwort
cedro de incenso
In Polish
Butterwort roślin
kadzidło Cedar
In Latin
Butterwort herba
incensum Cedar
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Pinales
Family
Lentibulariaceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Pinguicula
Calocedrus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Asteroideae
-
Number of Species
8050
1
27800
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