Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Tender Perennial
Origin
World/Pandemic
South Africa
Types
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
African Blue Lily
Number of Varieties
22010
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, stream banks
gardens, Grassland, Mountain tops, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
10-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Light Blue, Silver
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Dark Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Orbicular
Arrowhead
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
-
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
Never Over-water, Water Deeply, Water occasionally, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
-
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune after flowering, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to control growth
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
hair algae
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
Drought
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Hummingbirds
Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy
Eczema, Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Anti-fungal, Cold, Cough
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Flowers, Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Employed in herbal medicine
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Container, Cutflower, Edging, Foundation, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
UTRICULARIA
AGAPANTHUS 'Blue Moon'
Common Name
Bladderwort
African Lily, Lily-of-the-Nile
In Hindi
Bladderwort plant
अफ्रीकी लिली
In German
bladderwort Pflanze
afrikanische Lilie
In French
plante Bladderwort
Afrique lys
In Spanish
planta bladderwort
lirio africano
In Greek
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
Αφρικανική κρίνο
In Portuguese
planta bladderwort
lírio africano
In Polish
Bladderwort roślin
afrykański lilia
In Latin
bladderwort herba
African lilium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
-
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Asparagales
Family
Lentibulariaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Utricularia
Agapanthus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Pitcairnioideae
Agapanthoideae
Number of Species
22010
1
27800
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