Life Span
Annual
Annual and Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Aquatics
Origin
Madagascar
World/Pandemic
Types
Broadleaf evergreen
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Number of Varieties
40220
0
40000
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Habitat
Tropical areas
Lakes, stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-12-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
-
Sunset Zone
H2, 21, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Yellow
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Olive, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Olive, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Olive, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Orbicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
In Water
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water occasionally
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, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Insects
Allergy
-
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Headache, Healing, Sore Eyes
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Air freshner, Showy Purposes
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Tropical
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
DRACAENA marginata
UTRICULARIA
Common Name
Madagascar Dragon Tree
Bladderwort
In Hindi
Dracaena marginata
Bladderwort plant
In German
Dracaena marginata
bladderwort Pflanze
In French
Dracaena marginata
plante Bladderwort
In Spanish
Dracaena marginata
planta bladderwort
In Greek
Dracaena marginata
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
In Portuguese
marginata do Dracaena
planta bladderwort
In Polish
Dracena marginata
Bladderwort roślin
In Latin
Dracaena marginata
bladderwort herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Scrophulariales
Family
Agavaceae
Lentibulariaceae
Genus
Dracaena
Utricularia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Pitcairnioideae
Number of Species
1220
1
27800
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