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What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Annual and Perennial  

Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen  
Aquatics  

Origin
Western United States, Canada  
World/Pandemic  

Types
Bolander's beach pine, Bolander pine, Shore pine  
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba  

Number of Varieties
2  
99+
220  
32

Habitat
All sorts of environments  
Lakes, stream banks  

USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999  
-9999  

AHS Heat Zone
8-1  
-  

Sunset Zone
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9  
21,22  

Habit
Pyramidal  
Spreading  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
610.00 cm  
99+
10.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
460.00 cm  
99+
5.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
-  
Yellow, Purple, Lavender  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
-  

Fruit Color
Brown  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
-  
-  

Leaf Color in Summer
-  
-  

Leaf Color in Fall
-  
-  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Needle like  
Orbicular  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

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

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Medium  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand  
-  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
-  

Bloom Time
-  
-  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Wet Site  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
In Water  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Divison, Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering  
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Alternate Days  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Type
Loam, Sand  
-  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
-  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun  
Full Sun  

Pruning
Prune for shortening long shoots  
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
Blight, Mealybugs, Rust, Sawfly Larvae, Scale  
hair algae  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Wet Site  

Facts

Flowers
No  
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
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
-  
Fine  

Foliage Sheen
-  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
Sometimes  
Sometimes  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
No  

Attracts
-  
Insects  

Allergy
-  
Avoid during Pregnancy  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
Showy Purposes, Water gardening  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Joint pain, Muscle Pain, Pain killer, Rheumatism, Sore throat  
Diuretic, Vulnerary  

Part of Plant Used
Whole plant  
Leaves, Root  

Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in construction  
Food for animals, Showy Purposes  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
Insignificant  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
PINUS contorta var latifolia  
UTRICULARIA  

Common Name
Lodgepole Pine, shore pine, twisted pine, contorta pine  
Bladderwort  

In Hindi
Lodgepole pine  
Bladderwort plant  

In German
Drehkiefer  
bladderwort Pflanze  

In French
Le pin tordu  
plante Bladderwort  

In Spanish
pino Lodgepole  
planta bladderwort  

In Greek
lodgepole πεύκων  
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό  

In Portuguese
Lodgepole pine  
planta bladderwort  

In Polish
lodgepole sosna  
Bladderwort roślin  

In Latin
contorta pinus  
bladderwort herba  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Pinophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Pinopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Pinales  
Scrophulariales  

Family
Pinaceae  
Lentibulariaceae  

Genus
Pinus  
Utricularia  

Clade
-  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
-  
Pitcairnioideae  

Number of Species
5  
99+
220  
99+

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Difference Between Lodgepole Pine and Bladderwort

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

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Importance of Lodgepole Pine and Bladderwort

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Lodgepole Pine and Bladderwort. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Lodgepole Pine 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 Lodgepole Pine is Joint pain, Muscle Pain, Pain killer, Rheumatism and Sore throat whereas of Bladderwort is Diuretic and Vulnerary. Lodgepole Pine has beauty benefits as follows: while Bladderwort has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Lodgepole Pine 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 Lodgepole Pine 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 Lodgepole Pine are whereas of Bladderwort have Avoid during Pregnancy respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Lodgepole Pine has no showy fruits and Bladderwort has no showy fruits. Also Lodgepole Pine is not flowering and Bladderwort is flowering. You can compare Lodgepole Pine and Bladderwort facts and facts of other plants too.

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