Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual
Type
Aquatics
Shrub
Origin
World/Pandemic
Europe
Types
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
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Number of Varieties
22030
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, stream banks
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99996-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
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Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.00 cm40.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
White
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Orbicular
Arrowhead
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
-
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
-
Average
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
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
Requires regular watering
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
-
Moist
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
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
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
Butterflies
Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Anxiety, Cough, Insomnia, Rheumatism, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
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Botanical Name
UTRICULARIA
LACTUCA serriola
Common Name
Bladderwort
Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Prickly Lettuce
In Hindi
Bladderwort plant
Prickly Lettuce
In German
bladderwort Pflanze
Feigensalat
In French
plante Bladderwort
laitue scariole
In Spanish
planta bladderwort
lechuga espinosa
In Greek
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
φραγκοσυκιές Μαρούλι
In Portuguese
planta bladderwort
alface espinhosa
In Polish
Bladderwort roślin
Kolczasta Sałata
In Latin
bladderwort herba
Opuntia Lactuca
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Asterales
Family
Lentibulariaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Utricularia
Lactuca
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Cichorieae
Subfamily
Pitcairnioideae
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Number of Species
220100
1
27800
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