Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual
Type
Aquatics
Aquatics
Origin
World/Pandemic
-
Types
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Nymphaea gigantea, Victoria amazonica
Number of Varieties
22010
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, stream banks
along watercourse
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999910-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-9
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Spreading
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.00 cm510.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.00 cm37.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
White, Pink, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Yellow green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Orbicular
Disc shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
-
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
-
Bloom Time
-
Summer, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
In Water
In Water
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
Keep immersed 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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
-
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Bright direct sunlight
Pruning
Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
hair algae
Aphids, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
Frost, Full Sun
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Insects, Moths, Snakes
Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Making cosmetics
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Very little waste
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Vulnerary
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Flowers
Other Uses
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
Insignificant
Sometimes
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Feature Plant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
UTRICULARIA
VICTORIA 'Longwood Hybrid'
Common Name
Bladderwort
Giant Waterlily, Longwood Hybrid Giant Waterlily
In Hindi
Bladderwort plant
पानी लिली
In German
bladderwort Pflanze
Riesen- Seerose
In French
plante Bladderwort
géant nénuphar
In Spanish
planta bladderwort
lirio de agua
In Greek
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
νούφαρο
In Portuguese
planta bladderwort
waterlily
In Polish
Bladderwort roślin
Lilia wodna
In Latin
bladderwort herba
ingens aqua lilium,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Nymphaeales
Family
Lentibulariaceae
Nymphaeaceae
Genus
Utricularia
Victoria
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Pitcairnioideae
-
Number of Species
2203
1
27800
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