Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual
Type
Aquatics
Shrub
Origin
World/Pandemic
South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Texas
Types
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
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Number of Varieties
22010
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, stream banks
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99999-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12 - 4
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.00 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.00 cm61.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
White, Orange, Lavender, Plum
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown, Chocolate
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Orbicular
Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
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Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Summer, 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
Do not water excessively
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Type
-
Loam, Moist, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Loam, Moist, Sandy
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
-
Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy
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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
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making black dye
Used As Indoor Plant
Insignificant
Sometimes
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Container, Hanging Basket
Botanical Name
UTRICULARIA
PROBOSCIDEA louisianica
Common Name
Bladderwort
Ram's Horn
In Hindi
Bladderwort plant
Proboscidea louisianica
In German
bladderwort Pflanze
Proboscidea louisianica
In French
plante Bladderwort
PROBOSCIDEA louisianica
In Spanish
planta bladderwort
louisianica PROBOSCIDEA
In Greek
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
proboscidea louisianica
In Portuguese
planta bladderwort
proboscidea louisianica
In Polish
Bladderwort roślin
Proboscidea louisianica
In Latin
bladderwort herba
proboscidea louisianica
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Scrophulariales
Family
Lentibulariaceae
Pedaliaceae
Genus
Utricularia
Proboscidea
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Pitcairnioideae
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Number of Species
2205
1
27800
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