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Bladderwort and Giant Timber Bamboo


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Annual and Perennial  

Type
Grass  
Aquatics  

Origin
China  
World/Pandemic  

Types
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii  
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba  

Number of Varieties
1500  
12
220  
32

Habitat
Subtropical climates, Wet Woods  
Lakes, stream banks  

USDA Hardiness Zone
8-11  
-9999  

AHS Heat Zone
12 - 8  
-  

Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  
21,22  

Habit
Upright/Erect  
Spreading  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
1,000.00 cm  
40
10.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
10.00 cm  
99+
5.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
-  
Yellow, Purple, Lavender  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
-  

Fruit Color
-  
-  

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
Acicular  
Orbicular  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

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

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
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
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Wet Site  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground  
In Water  

How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting  
Divison, Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, 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
Average  
-  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun  

Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves  
Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot  
hair algae  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Wet Site  

Facts

Flowers
-  
Yes  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
-  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
No  
No  

Showy Bark
Yes  
No  

Foliage Texture
Coarse  
Fine  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
Sometimes  

Self-Sowing
No  
No  

Attracts
Deers, Rabbits, Rats, Squirrels  
Insects  

Allergy
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Inflammation, Throat itching  
Avoid during Pregnancy  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
Showy Purposes, Water gardening  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems  
Diuretic, Vulnerary  

Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Stem  
Leaves, Root  

Other Uses
Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry  
Food for animals, Showy Purposes  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
Insignificant  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical  
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
BAMBUSA oldhamii  
UTRICULARIA  

Common Name
Clumping Bamboo, Giant Timber Bamboo, Oldham's Bamboo  
Bladderwort  

In Hindi
Bānsa  
Bladderwort plant  

In German
Bambus  
bladderwort Pflanze  

In French
Bambou  
plante Bladderwort  

In Spanish
Bambú  
planta bladderwort  

In Greek
μπαμπού  
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό  

In Portuguese
bambu  
planta bladderwort  

In Polish
Bambus  
Bladderwort roślin  

In Latin
Bamboo  
bladderwort herba  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Liliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Poales  
Scrophulariales  

Family
Poaceae  
Lentibulariaceae  

Genus
Bambusa  
Utricularia  

Clade
-  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
Bambuseae  
-  

Subfamily
-  
Pitcairnioideae  

Number of Species
91  
220  
99+

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Difference Between Giant Timber Bamboo and Bladderwort

If you are confused whether Giant Timber Bamboo 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 Giant Timber Bamboo and Bladderwort Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Giant Timber Bamboo are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Bladderwort fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Giant Timber Bamboo and Bladderwort if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Giant Timber Bamboo and Bladderwort

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Giant Timber Bamboo and Bladderwort. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Giant Timber Bamboo 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 Giant Timber Bamboo is Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever and Urinary tract problems whereas of Bladderwort is Diuretic and Vulnerary. Giant Timber Bamboo has beauty benefits as follows: while Bladderwort has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Giant Timber Bamboo 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 Giant Timber Bamboo 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 Giant Timber Bamboo are allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Inflammation and Throat itching whereas of Bladderwort have Avoid during Pregnancy respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Giant Timber Bamboo has no showy fruits and Bladderwort has no showy fruits. Also Giant Timber Bamboo is not flowering and Bladderwort is flowering. You can compare Giant Timber Bamboo and Bladderwort facts and facts of other plants too.

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