Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Herbs
Aquatics
Origin
Europe, Mediterranean
World/Pandemic
Types
-
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Number of Varieties
300220
0
40000
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Habitat
Sandy areas, Stony hillsides, Upland soils
Lakes, stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
-
Sunset Zone
A2, A3, 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
21,22
Habit
Mat-forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.00 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
10.00 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Light Pink
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Orbicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Divison, 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
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
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
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flies
Insects
Allergy
Skin irritation
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Folklore
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, useful as a ground cover
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edging, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
THYMUS serpyllum
UTRICULARIA
Common Name
Creeping Thyme, Breckland thyme, Breckland-garden, Mother-of-thyme, Wild thyme
Bladderwort
In Hindi
Creeping Thyme
Bladderwort plant
In German
Feldthymian, Quendel
bladderwort Pflanze
In French
Serpolet, Thym sauvage
plante Bladderwort
In Spanish
Serpol, Tomillo
planta bladderwort
In Greek
Creeping Thyme
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
In Portuguese
Tomilho
planta bladderwort
In Polish
Creeping Thyme
Bladderwort roślin
In Latin
Creeping Thyme
bladderwort herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Scrophulariales
Family
Lamiaceae
Lentibulariaceae
Genus
Thymus
Utricularia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Mentheae
-
Subfamily
Nepetoideae
Pitcairnioideae
Number of Species
259220
1
27800
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