Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Shrub
Aquatics
Origin
Mexico
World/Pandemic
Types
Pink cestrum, Red cestrum, Purple cestrum
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Number of Varieties
175220
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, High elevation, Roadsides
Lakes, stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
-
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 13, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Magenta, Crimson, Violet
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Red
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Orbicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
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, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
hair algae
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Wet Site
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Insects
Allergy
-
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Seeds
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
CESTRUM elegans
UTRICULARIA
Common Name
Crimson cestrum, Elegant poison-berry, Purple cestrum, Red cestrum
Bladderwort
In Hindi
Butterfly Flower plant
Bladderwort plant
In German
Schmetterlings-Blumen- Anlage
bladderwort Pflanze
In French
usine de fleur de papillon
plante Bladderwort
In Spanish
planta de la flor de mariposa
planta bladderwort
In Greek
φυτό Πεταλούδα λουλούδι
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
In Portuguese
planta de flor de borboleta
planta bladderwort
In Polish
Motyl Kwiat roślin
Bladderwort roślin
In Latin
Flos plantae Gloria
bladderwort herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Scrophulariales
Family
Solanaceae
Lentibulariaceae
Genus
Cestrum
Utricularia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Cestreae
-
Subfamily
Browallioideae
Pitcairnioideae
Number of Species
250220
1
27800
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