Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Aquatics
Origin
Africa, Asia, Polynesia, Australia
World/Pandemic
Types
-
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Number of Varieties
25220
0
40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, Sandy areas
Lakes, stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.00 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.00 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Blue, Blue Violet
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Blue, Violet
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
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
-
-
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Water Deeply
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
Soil Type
-
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Bonemeal, fertilize in spring
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mealybugs, 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
-
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Beetles, Butterflies, Insects
Insects
Allergy
Asthma
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border, Tropical
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
DIANELLA
UTRICULARIA
Common Name
Dianella, Flax Lily
Bladderwort
In Hindi
Dianella
Bladderwort plant
In German
Dianella
bladderwort Pflanze
In French
Dianella
plante Bladderwort
In Spanish
Dianella
planta bladderwort
In Greek
Dianella
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
In Portuguese
Dianella
planta bladderwort
In Polish
Dianella
Bladderwort roślin
In Latin
Dianella
bladderwort herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Chlorophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Scrophulariales
Family
Liliaceae
Lentibulariaceae
Genus
Dianella
Utricularia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Hemerocallidoideae
Pitcairnioideae
Number of Species
41220
1
27800
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