Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Aquatics
Origin
Central Asia
World/Pandemic
Types
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Number of Varieties
15220
0
40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, Hot climate regions, Low annual rainfall regions
Lakes, stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
-
Sunset Zone
16, 17, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Gold, Sandy Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green, Silver, Gray
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Silver, Gray
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Silver, Gray
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Orbicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, 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
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
In Water
How to Plant?
Stem Planting
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
In Summer
Adequately
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots
Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Put diluted fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Black Spot, Caterpillars, Gray mold, Leafminers, Mealybugs, Root rot, Stem rot, Thripes, Whiteflies
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
-
Insects
Allergy
-
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
Good for the Scalp, Improve hair condition, Improve skin condition, Improve skin tone, Natural Sunscreen, Nourishes scalp, Prevents Premature Baldness, Speed hair growth
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Cramps, Menopause problems, Menstrual Disorders, Oral health, Respiratory Disorders, Skin Disorders, Skin irritation, Weight loss
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
Root, Root bark
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edging, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
HELICHRYSUM thianschanicum
UTRICULARIA
Common Name
Licorice Plant
Bladderwort
In Hindi
मुलैठी
Bladderwort plant
In German
Lakritze
bladderwort Pflanze
In French
réglisse
plante Bladderwort
In Spanish
regaliz
planta bladderwort
In Greek
γλυκόρριζα
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
In Portuguese
alcaçuz
planta bladderwort
In Polish
lukrecja
Bladderwort roślin
In Latin
liquorice
bladderwort herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Scrophulariales
Family
Asteraceae
Lentibulariaceae
Genus
Glycyrrhiza
Utricularia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Galegeae
-
Subfamily
Faboideae
Pitcairnioideae
Number of Species
20220
1
27800
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