Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Flowering Plants
Origin
World/Pandemic
Mexico, Caribbean, Central America
Types
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Epiphyllum oxypetalum, Selenicereus grandiflorus
Number of Varieties
22030
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, stream banks
Desert
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999912-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-10
Sunset Zone
21,22
H2
Habit
Spreading
Weeping
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.00 cm180.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
White, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Olive, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Orbicular
Long and slender with very sharp edges
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
-
Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
Does not require lot of watering, Water once every two or three weeks, 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, Alkaline
Soil Type
-
Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial shade
Pruning
Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
hair algae
Aphids, Mealybugs, Root rot, Scale, Viruses
Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
Semi-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
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
-
Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beautification
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Diabetes, Hangover
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Employed in herbal medicine, Fine spines and trichomes are used as fiber for weaving, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
UTRICULARIA
Peniocereus greggii
Common Name
Bladderwort
Night Blooming Cereus, Reina de la noche, Arizona queen of the night
In Hindi
Bladderwort plant
Night Blooming Cereus
In German
bladderwort Pflanze
Nachtblühende Cereus
In French
plante Bladderwort
Night Blooming Cereus
In Spanish
planta bladderwort
Reina de la noche
In Greek
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
Night Blooming Cereus
In Portuguese
planta bladderwort
Night Blooming Cereus
In Polish
Bladderwort roślin
Noc Blooming Cereus
In Latin
bladderwort herba
Maria Maria Cereus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Caryophyllales
Family
Lentibulariaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Utricularia
Peniocereus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Pachycereeae
Subfamily
Pitcairnioideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
22018
1
27800
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