Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Tender Perennial
Origin
World/Pandemic
South America
Types
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Heliotropium
Number of Varieties
220250
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, stream banks
Coastal Regions, tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99999-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
10-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.00 cm66.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.00 cm61.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
White, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Orbicular
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
-
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Deer resistant, Drought, Heat Tolerance
Where to Plant?
In Water
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
Medium
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
-
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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, Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
hair algae
Aphids, Mealybugs, Spider mites, Whiteflies
Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
Deer resistant, Drought, Heat Tolerance
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
Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Sore throat, Uterine Displacement
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Flowers, Whole plant
Other Uses
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Decoration Purposes, Making Perfumes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Bedding Plant, Container, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
UTRICULARIA
HELIOTROPIUM arborescens
Common Name
Bladderwort
Heliotrope, Common Heliotrope, Garden Heliotrope
In Hindi
Bladderwort plant
हेलीओट्रोप
In German
bladderwort Pflanze
Heliotrop
In French
plante Bladderwort
héliotrope
In Spanish
planta bladderwort
heliotropo
In Greek
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
ηλιοτρόπιο
In Portuguese
planta bladderwort
heliotrópio
In Polish
Bladderwort roślin
heliotrop
In Latin
bladderwort herba
Heliotrope
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Lamiales
Family
Lentibulariaceae
Boraginaceae
Genus
Utricularia
Heliotropium
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Pitcairnioideae
Heliotropioideae
Number of Species
220250
1
27800
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