What is
Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Biennial and Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Vegetable
Origin
World/Pandemic
Europe, Western Asia
Types
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Not Available
Number of Varieties
220NA
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, stream banks
waste ground, wastelands
USDA Hardiness Zone
Not Available4-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
7-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Rosette/Stemless
Information
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.00 cm15.20 cm
0.54
3900
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Minimum Width
5.00 cm7.60 cm
0.1
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Not Available
Brown, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Not Available
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Not Available
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Not Available
Shape
Leaf Shape
Orbicular
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Season
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Not Available
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Not Available
Well drained
Bloom Time
Not Available
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Care
Where to Plant?
In Water
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
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
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
Not Available
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Not Available
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
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
hair algae
Aphids, Armyworm, Cutworms, Downy mildew, Pitch canker, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
Drought
Facts
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Not Available
Not Available
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
Stomach burn
Benefits
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Not Available
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Blood purifying, Good for skin
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Aphrodisiac
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Root
Other Uses
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Scientific Name
Botanical Name
UTRICULARIA
PASTINACA sativa
Common Name
Bladderwort
Parsnip
In Hindi
Bladderwort plant
चुकंदर
In German
bladderwort Pflanze
Pastinake
In French
plante Bladderwort
Panais
In Spanish
planta bladderwort
Chirivía
In Greek
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
Είδος δαυκίου
In Portuguese
planta bladderwort
cherivia
In Polish
Bladderwort roślin
Pasternak
In Latin
bladderwort herba
parsnip
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Apiales
Family
Lentibulariaceae
Apiaceae
Genus
Utricularia
Abelia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
Subfamily
Pitcairnioideae
Not Available
Number of Species
220NA
1
27800
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