Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Aquatics
Origin
Australia
World/Pandemic
Types
Acacia retinodes retinodes, Acacia retinodes uncifolia
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Number of Varieties
2220
0
40000
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Habitat
open forests
Lakes, stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Oval/Rounded
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
530.00 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
530.00 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Orbicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer, Indeterminate
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
In Summer
Xeric/Desert, Drought Tolerant
Lots of watering
In Spring
Adequately
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune after flowering
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 spider mite
hair algae
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
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
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Windbreak
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Seeds
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Used as a dye
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Acacia retinodes
UTRICULARIA
Common Name
Ever-blooming Wattle, Silver Wattle, Water Wattle
Bladderwort
In Hindi
Silver Wattle
Bladderwort plant
In German
Silver Wattle
bladderwort Pflanze
In French
Mimosa d'été
plante Bladderwort
In Spanish
acacia amarilla
planta bladderwort
In Greek
ασήμι μιμόζα
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
In Portuguese
Acacia retinodes
planta bladderwort
In Polish
Silver Wattle
Bladderwort roślin
In Latin
Silver Wattle
bladderwort herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Scrophulariales
Family
Fabaceae
Lentibulariaceae
Genus
Acacia
Utricularia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Pitcairnioideae
Number of Species
950220
1
27800
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