Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
World/Pandemic
South America
Types
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Pamianthe cardenasii , Pamianthe parviflora , Pamianthe peruviana
Number of Varieties
2203
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, stream banks
All sorts of environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
10-8
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.00 cm61.00 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
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Orbicular
Strap shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
-
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
-
Average
Bloom Time
-
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Offsets
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
-
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires little pruning
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, High phosphorus
Pests and Diseases
hair algae
Leaf spot, Mosaic viruses
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Bees, Birds, Bumblebees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, pollinators
Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beautification, Bouquets, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Vulnerary
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
-
Other Uses
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Decoration Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
UTRICULARIA
HYMENOCALLIS longipetala
Common Name
Bladderwort
Peruvian Daffodil, Spiderlily
In Hindi
Bladderwort plant
peruvian daffodil
In German
bladderwort Pflanze
peruvian daffodil
In French
plante Bladderwort
peruvian daffodil
In Spanish
planta bladderwort
Pamianthe
In Greek
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
peruvian daffodil
In Portuguese
planta bladderwort
peruvian daffodil
In Polish
Bladderwort roślin
peruvian daffodil
In Latin
bladderwort herba
peruvian daffodil
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Asparagales
Family
Lentibulariaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Utricularia
Pamianthe
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Clinantheae
Subfamily
Pitcairnioideae
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
22040
1
27800
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