Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
World/Pandemic
Africa, Southern Africa
Types
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Number of Varieties
2201600
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, stream banks
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999910-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-8
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.00 cm91.44 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.00 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
-
Leaf Color in Summer
-
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Orbicular
Egg-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
-
Type of Soil
-
Clay
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
-
-
Bloom Time
-
All year
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
-
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
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
Requires a lot of 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
-
Loam, Sand
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
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, 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
-
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
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
-
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Flying insects, Insects
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
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Flowers
Other Uses
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
UTRICULARIA
PROTEA
Common Name
Bladderwort
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
In Hindi
Bladderwort plant
Protea plant
In German
bladderwort Pflanze
Protea Pflanze
In French
plante Bladderwort
usine de Protea
In Spanish
planta bladderwort
planta de protea
In Greek
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
φυτό Protea
In Portuguese
planta bladderwort
planta Protea
In Polish
Bladderwort roślin
Protea roślin
In Latin
bladderwort herba
Protea herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Proteales
Family
Lentibulariaceae
Proteaceae
Genus
Utricularia
Protea
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Proteae
Subfamily
Pitcairnioideae
Proteoideae
Number of Species
2201600
1
27800
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