Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Succulent
Origin
World/Pandemic
Western United States, Mexico
Types
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Dudleya brittonii
Dudleya pulverulenta
Dudleya farinosa
Dudleya caespitosa
Dudleya virens
Number of Varieties
22030
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, stream banks
Barren waste areas, Semi arid regions, Semi desert
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.00 cm7.60 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.00 cm7.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
White, Yellow, Red, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Gray
Shape
Leaf Shape
Orbicular
Acuminate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
-
Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Cuttings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Needs less 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
Soil Type
-
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
hair algae
Cochineal insect, Mealybugs, Nematodes, Red blotch, Rodent, Scale insects
Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun, Shade areas
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Vulnerary
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Leaves
Other Uses
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Container, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
UTRICULARIA
DUDLEYA
Common Name
Bladderwort
Chalk Lettuce
Chalk dudleya
In Hindi
Bladderwort plant
Dudleya
In German
bladderwort Pflanze
Dudleya
In French
plante Bladderwort
Dudleya
In Spanish
planta bladderwort
dudleya
In Greek
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
Dudleya
In Portuguese
planta bladderwort
Dudleya
In Polish
Bladderwort roślin
Dudleya
In Latin
bladderwort herba
Dudley
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Saxifragales
Family
Lentibulariaceae
Crassulaceae
Genus
Utricularia
Dudleya
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Pitcairnioideae
-
Number of Species
22045
1
27800
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