Life Span
Annual
Annual and Perennial
Type
Herbs
Aquatics
Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Central Asia, Western Asia
World/Pandemic
Types
-
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Number of Varieties
40220
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Lakes, stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
-
Sunset Zone
-
21,22
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.60 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
Hot Pink, Fuchsia, Violet
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Purple, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed
Orbicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
-
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Divison, From Rhizomes, Layering, Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water occasionally
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
Alkaline, Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Dry
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Dry
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
-
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
hair algae
Plant Tolerance
-
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
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, pollinators
Insects
Allergy
Anti-inflammatory, Antimicrobial, Antioxidants, Flavonoids
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antirheumatic, Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Laxative
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Stem
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Used As Food
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
LAMIUM amplexicaule
UTRICULARIA
Common Name
Henbit, Henbit Deadnettle
Bladderwort
In Hindi
henbit deadnettle
Bladderwort plant
In German
henbit deadnettle
bladderwort Pflanze
In French
henbit deadnettle
plante Bladderwort
In Spanish
deadnettle henbit
planta bladderwort
In Greek
αυλακόχορτου deadnettle
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
In Portuguese
henbit deadnettle
planta bladderwort
In Polish
Henbit jasnota
Bladderwort roślin
In Latin
henbit deadnettle
bladderwort herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Scrophulariales
Family
Lamiaceae
Lentibulariaceae
Genus
Lamium
Utricularia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Pitcairnioideae
Number of Species
26220
1
27800
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