Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Tree
Origin
World/Pandemic
Northeastern United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada
Types
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Honeylocust, Blacklocust
Number of Varieties
2202
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, stream banks
Moist Soils
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99993-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20
Habit
Spreading
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.00 cm15.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.00 cm12.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Red, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green, Light Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Light Yellow
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Orbicular
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
-
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
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
occasional watering once established
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
-
Loam
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
Prune in late summer or fall, Prune in late winter, Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
20-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
hair algae
Annosus Root Rot, Canker, Flatheaded borers, Foliage-feeding caterpillars, Oldman longhorn, Powdery mildew, Soft scales
Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
Drought, Flooding, Heat Tolerance, Salt
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
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Cattle and horses
Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy
Mild Allergen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Cottage Garden
Beauty Benefits
-
Glowing Skin, Good for skin, Improve hair condition, Improve skin condition, Skin inflammation
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Fixes Nitrogen, Food for animals, Shadow Tree, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes, Soil protection
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Vulnerary
anti-cancer, Antimutagenic, Rheumatoid arthritis
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Pulp, Seeds, Wood
Other Uses
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Animal Feed, As Fertilizers, Cattle Fodder, Traditional medicine
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
UTRICULARIA
GLEDITSIA triacanthos
Common Name
Bladderwort
Honeylocust
In Hindi
Bladderwort plant
हनी टिड्डी
In German
bladderwort Pflanze
Honig Locust
In French
plante Bladderwort
févier
In Spanish
planta bladderwort
langosta de miel
In Greek
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
μέλι ακρίδων
In Portuguese
planta bladderwort
picar Lokyst
In Polish
Bladderwort roślin
kłuć Lokyst
In Latin
bladderwort herba
MOVEO Lokyst
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Fabales
Family
Lentibulariaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Utricularia
Gleditsia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Pitcairnioideae
Caesalpinioideae
Number of Species
22012
1
27800
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