Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Herbs
Aquatics
Origin
Europe, Asia
World/Pandemic
Types
Thodopuza, Red streaked, Alleppey
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Number of Varieties
30220
0
40000
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Habitat
Loamy soils, Tropical Forests, Tropical regions, Well Drained
Lakes, stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
-
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 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
100.00 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, Light Green, Yellow green
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Tan, Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Elliptic
Orbicular
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
-
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Mid Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Heat Tolerance, Humidity
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes, Root Division
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season
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
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut back old stems to the ground, Prune after harvesting, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Compost, Fertilize the soil before planting, organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Leaf Hoppers, Mites, Scale, Snails
hair algae
Plant Tolerance
Heat Tolerance, Humidity, Shallow soil
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
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Caterpillar, Mites, Rabbits, Snails
Insects
Allergy
Abdominal distension, Blurred vision, Oral Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
Acne, Anti-ageing, Blackheads, Blood purifying, Making cosmetics, Natural Sunscreen, Remove blemishes, Skin inflammation
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent weeds, Provides ground cover
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Abdominal Disease, Acne, Alzheimer’s Disease, Antibacterial, antimicrobial, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Atherosclerosis, Brain disease, Carminative, Cold, Diarrhea, Digestion problems, Eczema, Liver problems, Menstrual Cramps, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms, Treatment of ulcers, Urinary tract problems
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Culinary use, Used as an ointment, Used as colouring in foods, Used as insect repellent
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
Sometimes
Insignificant
Used As Outdoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Cutflower, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Curcuma longa
UTRICULARIA
Common Name
Turmeric, Curcuma
Bladderwort
In Hindi
हल्दी
Bladderwort plant
In German
Kurkuma
bladderwort Pflanze
In French
curcuma
plante Bladderwort
In Spanish
Curcuma longa
planta bladderwort
In Greek
κουρκούμη
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
In Portuguese
curcuma
planta bladderwort
In Polish
kurkuma
Bladderwort roślin
In Latin
turmeric
bladderwort herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Zingiberales
Scrophulariales
Family
Zingiberaceae
Lentibulariaceae
Genus
Curcuma
Utricularia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Zingibereae
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Subfamily
Zingiberoideae
Pitcairnioideae
Number of Species
100220
1
27800
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