Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Shrub
Aquatics
Origin
Southwestern United States
World/Pandemic
Types
Baccharis sarothroides
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Number of Varieties
10220
0
40000
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Habitat
riparian zones, Semi desert, Upland
Lakes, stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-10-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
-
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
21,22
Habit
Spreading
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
creamy white
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblanceolate , Ovate
Orbicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
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, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut back old stems to the ground, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
can go long without fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
hair algae
Plant Tolerance
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Heat And Humidity
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
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Insects
Allergy
-
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-inflammatory, Anti-oxidant, cholesterol-lowering
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
Twigs
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
BACCHARIS 'Centennial'
UTRICULARIA
Common Name
desert broom , broom baccharis , greasewood
Bladderwort
In Hindi
desert broom
Bladderwort plant
In German
Wüste Besen
bladderwort Pflanze
In French
desert broom
plante Bladderwort
In Spanish
escoba del desierto
planta bladderwort
In Greek
desert broom
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
In Portuguese
vassoura do deserto
planta bladderwort
In Polish
desert broom
Bladderwort roślin
In Latin
desert broom
bladderwort herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Scrophulariales
Family
Asteraceae
Lentibulariaceae
Genus
Baccharis
Utricularia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Astereae
-
Subfamily
-
Pitcairnioideae
Number of Species
8220
1
27800
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