Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Grass
Aquatics
Origin
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe
World/Pandemic
Types
Alene, Barblue, Caliber, Canterbury
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Number of Varieties
200220
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Lawn, meadows
Lakes, stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-10-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8 - 1
-
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Mat-forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purplish Green
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Narrowly linear
Orbicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Sod
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water frequently while growing
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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial 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
Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Dollar spot, Rust, Summer Patch
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
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Insects
Allergy
Cough, Itchy eyes, Runny nose
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Used in lawns and turf
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Lawns and Turf
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
POA pratensis
UTRICULARIA
Common Name
Kentucky Bluegrass
Bladderwort
In Hindi
Kentucky Bluegrass
Bladderwort plant
In German
Kentucky Bluegrass
bladderwort Pflanze
In French
Kentucky Bluegrass
plante Bladderwort
In Spanish
Pasto azul de Kentucky
planta bladderwort
In Greek
Κεντάκυ Bluegrass
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
In Portuguese
Kentucky Bluegrass
planta bladderwort
In Polish
Wiechlina
Bladderwort roślin
In Latin
Kentucky Bluegrass
bladderwort herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Scrophulariales
Family
Poaceae
Lentibulariaceae
Genus
Poa
Utricularia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Poeae
-
Subfamily
Pooideae
Pitcairnioideae
Number of Species
2220
1
27800
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