Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Aquatics
Origin
Southern Europe, Mediterranean
World/Pandemic
Types
Silver Lace, Cirrus
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Number of Varieties
3220
0
40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, Warmer regions
Lakes, stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
-
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Purple
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Tan
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Silver
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Silver
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Silver
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Irregular
Orbicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, 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, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Blight, Downy mildew, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Rust, White mold
hair algae
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flying insects, Insects
Insects
Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy, Skin irritation, Skin rash, Toxic
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Headache, Menstrual Disorders, Migraines
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
CENTAUREA cineraria
UTRICULARIA
Common Name
Silver dust
Bladderwort
In Hindi
डस्टी मिलर
Bladderwort plant
In German
Dusty Miller
bladderwort Pflanze
In French
Dusty Miller
plante Bladderwort
In Spanish
Dusty Miller
planta bladderwort
In Greek
Dusty Miller
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
In Portuguese
Dusty Miller
planta bladderwort
In Polish
Dusty Miller
Bladderwort roślin
In Latin
Dusty Cicero
bladderwort herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Scrophulariales
Family
Asteraceae
Lentibulariaceae
Genus
Centaurea
Utricularia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Cynareae
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Subfamily
Carduoideae
Pitcairnioideae
Number of Species
1220
1
27800
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