Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Aquatics
Origin
Australia, South America
World/Pandemic
Types
Hamelia patens
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Number of Varieties
15220
0
40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
Lakes, stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-10-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
-
21,22
Habit
Bushy, Evergreen
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
400.00 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
250.00 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, White
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Green, Yellow, Yellow green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
broad, flat
Orbicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
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
Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
can go long without fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red spider mite
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
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Insects
Allergy
-
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ornamental use
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
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Showy Tree, Tropical
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Embothrium coccineum
UTRICULARIA
Common Name
Chilean firetree
Bladderwort
In Hindi
चिली आग पेड़
Bladderwort plant
In German
Chilenischer Feuerbaum
bladderwort Pflanze
In French
arbre de feu du Chili
plante Bladderwort
In Spanish
árbol de fuego chilena
planta bladderwort
In Greek
Χιλής δέντρο φωτιά
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
In Portuguese
árvore de fogo chilena
planta bladderwort
In Polish
Chilijska drzewo pożaru
Bladderwort roślin
In Latin
Virgil arbor
bladderwort herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Proteales
Scrophulariales
Family
Proteaceae
Lentibulariaceae
Genus
Embothrium
Utricularia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Pitcairnioideae
Number of Species
20220
1
27800
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