Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Tree
Origin
World/Pandemic
Eastern Asia, China, Japan
Types
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Heronswood Globe , Kreukenberg Dwarf
Number of Varieties
22010
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, stream banks
shaded moist road banks, Wet Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
8-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20
Habit
Spreading
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green, Copper, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Purple, Light Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Yellow, Gold, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Orbicular
Heart-shaped
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
-
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
-
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
Keep ground moist, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
-
Clay, 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
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead branches
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
hair algae
Bacterial leaf spot, Leafminers, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas, waterlogging
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy
sneezing, Sore eyes
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beautification, Cottage Garden
Beauty Benefits
-
Making cosmetics, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Shadow Tree, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Vulnerary
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Whole plant
Other Uses
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in pulpwood and lumber production
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
UTRICULARIA
CERCIDIPHYLLUM japonicum
Common Name
Bladderwort
Katsura Tree
In Hindi
Bladderwort plant
Cercidiphyllum
In German
bladderwort Pflanze
Kuchenbäume
In French
plante Bladderwort
Cercidiphyllum
In Spanish
planta bladderwort
Cercidiphyllum
In Greek
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
Cercidiphyllum
In Portuguese
planta bladderwort
Cercidiphyllum
In Polish
Bladderwort roślin
Grujecznik
In Latin
bladderwort herba
Cercidiphyllum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Hamamelidales
Family
Lentibulariaceae
Cercidiphyllaceae
Genus
Utricularia
Cercidiphyllum
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Pitcairnioideae
-
Number of Species
2202
1
27800
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