General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 2-10 inches
Plant Spread: 8-12 inches
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Other: Pubescent, gray-blue
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Fendler's Bladderpod
  • Popweed
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Physaria fendleri
  • Synonym: Lesquerella fendleri

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Location: Medina Co., Texas
Date: March 11, 2012
Fendler's Bladderpod
Location: Medina Co., Texas
Date: 3/11/2012
Fendler's Bladderpod
Uploaded by LindaTX8
Comments:
  • Posted by KFredenburg (Black Hills, SD - Zone 5a) on Jul 20, 2020 9:50 PM concerning plant:
    Range: western Kansas to southern Utah; south through eastern Arizona, New Mexico, and western Texas to northern Mexico.

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