Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Shrub
Origin
World/Pandemic
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Types
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
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Number of Varieties
2205
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, stream banks
Canyons, Rocky areas, Scrubs, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99997-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
11-5
Sunset Zone
21,22
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Habit
Spreading
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.00 cm91.40 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
5.00 cm91.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
Yellow Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Olive
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Olive
Shape
Leaf Shape
Orbicular
Cylindrical
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
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Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
Does not require lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
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Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
hair algae
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
Drought
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
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Butterflies
Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy
Asthma, breathing problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Vulnerary
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
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Other Uses
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Container, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
UTRICULARIA
ERICAMERIA laricifolia
Common Name
Bladderwort
Turpentine bush
In Hindi
Bladderwort plant
एगुएर
In German
bladderwort Pflanze
Aguirre
In French
plante Bladderwort
Aguirre
In Spanish
planta bladderwort
Aguirre
In Greek
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
Αγκίρε
In Portuguese
planta bladderwort
Aguirre
In Polish
Bladderwort roślin
Aguirre
In Latin
bladderwort herba
Aguirre
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Asterales
Family
Lentibulariaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Utricularia
Ericameria
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Astereae
Subfamily
Pitcairnioideae
Barnadesioideae
Number of Species
220-
1
27800
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