Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Tender Perennial
Origin
World/Pandemic
Central America, South America
Types
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
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Number of Varieties
22020
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, stream banks
Humid climates, Tropical Forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999910-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
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12-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
H2
Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.00 cm30.00 cm
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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
Yellow, Red, Orange Red
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
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Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Orbicular
Oblong
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
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Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
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Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings, Vegetative
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering
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
-
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
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
Mealy bugs, Mites, Nematodes, Scale
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
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Flies, Flying insects, Insects
Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy
Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Boils, Rheumatism
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Flowers, Shoots
Other Uses
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
Insignificant
Sometimes
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
UTRICULARIA
ANTHURIUM andraeanum
Common Name
Bladderwort
Flamingo Lily, Oil Cloth Flower, Oilcloth Flower, Tail Flower, Tailflower
In Hindi
Bladderwort plant
tail flower
In German
bladderwort Pflanze
Schwanz Blume
In French
plante Bladderwort
Anthurium andraeanum
In Spanish
planta bladderwort
tail flower
In Greek
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
Tail flower
In Portuguese
planta bladderwort
Tailflower
In Polish
Bladderwort roślin
Anturium Andrego
In Latin
bladderwort herba
Tail flower
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Solanales
Family
Lentibulariaceae
Araceae
Genus
Utricularia
Anthocercis
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
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Anthurieae
Subfamily
Pitcairnioideae
Pothoideae
Number of Species
22015
1
27800
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