Life Span
Annual
Annual and Perennial
Type
Grass
Aquatics
Origin
Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia
World/Pandemic
Types
Akia Beruin Red, Ofada Rice, Topaz
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Number of Varieties
40000220
0
40000
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Habitat
Muddy habitat
Lakes, stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
-
Sunset Zone
-
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
-10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
22.00 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
White
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Orbicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
-
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site, Salt
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep plant submerged in water
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
In Summer
Ample Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Winter
Consistently
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
-
Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Fertilize the soil before planting, Phosphorous, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bacteria, Birds, fungus, Nematodes, Rats, Snails, Viruses
hair algae
Plant Tolerance
Salt, Wet Site
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
Birds
Insects
Allergy
-
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Energy, High blood pressure, Skin Disorders, Swelling
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
Seeds
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Starch, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
ORYZA
UTRICULARIA
Common Name
Rice
Bladderwort
In Hindi
चावल
Bladderwort plant
In German
Reis
bladderwort Pflanze
In French
riz
plante Bladderwort
In Spanish
arroz
planta bladderwort
In Greek
ρύζι
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
In Portuguese
arroz
planta bladderwort
In Polish
ryż
Bladderwort roślin
In Latin
rice
bladderwort herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Scrophulariales
Family
Poaceae
Lentibulariaceae
Genus
Oryza
Utricularia
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Pitcairnioideae
Number of Species
25220
1
27800
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