Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Aquatics
Origin
World/Pandemic
North America, Europe, Asia
Types
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Lemna minor
Number of Varieties
22037
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, stream banks
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99991-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
7-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Spreading
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.00 cm5.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.00 cm0.12 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Orbicular
Oblong-lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
-
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
-
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
Where to Plant?
In Water
In Water
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
Plant grows in water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Aquatic Plant
In Spring
Moderate
Aquatic Plant
In Winter
Average Water
Aquatic Plant
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Type
-
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
hair algae
Insects, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
Cold climate, Salt
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Insects
Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Swelling
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
-
Other Uses
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
UTRICULARIA
LEMNA trisulca
Common Name
Bladderwort
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
In Hindi
Bladderwort plant
duckweed
In German
bladderwort Pflanze
Entengrütze
In French
plante Bladderwort
lentille d'eau
In Spanish
planta bladderwort
Lenteja de agua
In Greek
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
duckweed
In Portuguese
planta bladderwort
lentilha-d'água
In Polish
Bladderwort roślin
Rzęsa
In Latin
bladderwort herba
duckweed
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Arales
Family
Lentibulariaceae
Lemnaceae
Genus
Utricularia
Lemna
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Lemneae
Subfamily
Pitcairnioideae
Lemnoideae
Number of Species
22038
1
27800
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