Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual
Type
Aquatics
Fruit, Vegetable
Origin
World/Pandemic
Mediterranean, Middle East
Types
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
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Number of Varieties
22040
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, stream banks
Fields, Grassland, Hillside
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
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Habit
Spreading
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Yellow
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Light Green, Light Yellow
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Orbicular
oblong or obovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
-
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Container, Ground, Pot
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
Keep the Soil well drained, Needs a lot of water initially
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, Loamy, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
hair algae
Aphids, Cercospora leaf spot, Charcoal rot, fungus, 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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Aphids, Leafminer
Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy
Avoid during Pregnancy, Chest Pain, Diarrhea, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
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Beauty Benefits
-
Acne, Anti-ageing, Moisturizing, Removes dandruff
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Manganese, Potassium, Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Leaves, Stem
Other Uses
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vegetable
Botanical Name
UTRICULARIA
Trigonella foenum-graecum
Common Name
Bladderwort
Fenugreek
In Hindi
Bladderwort plant
मेंथी
In German
bladderwort Pflanze
Bockshornklee
In French
plante Bladderwort
Fenugrec
In Spanish
planta bladderwort
Fenogreco
In Greek
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
Τριγωνέλλα
In Portuguese
planta bladderwort
fenacho
In Polish
Bladderwort roślin
Kozieradka
In Latin
bladderwort herba
Graecum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Fabales
Family
Lentibulariaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Utricularia
Trigonella
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Trifolieae
Subfamily
Pitcairnioideae
Faboideae
Number of Species
22036
1
27800
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