Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Tree
Origin
World/Pandemic
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Canada
Types
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
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Number of Varieties
2202
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, stream banks
Forest margins, Thickets
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
8-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6
Habit
Spreading
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.00 cm370.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.00 cm430.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Red
Leaf Color in Spring
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Green
Leaf Color in Summer
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Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Yellow, Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Orbicular
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
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Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
-
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist
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
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Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
hair algae
Bacterial leaf spot, Cane Spot, fungus, Powdery mildew, Viruses
Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
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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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Good for skin
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for birds, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Cold, Fever
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Whole plant
Other Uses
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Screening / Wind Break
Botanical Name
UTRICULARIA
Sambucus racemosa
Common Name
Bladderwort
Red Elderberry, Red-berried Elderberry
In Hindi
Bladderwort plant
Red Elderberry
In German
bladderwort Pflanze
Rote Holunder
In French
plante Bladderwort
Red sureau
In Spanish
planta bladderwort
La baya del saúco roja
In Greek
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
κόκκινο Elderberry
In Portuguese
planta bladderwort
Red Elderberry
In Polish
Bladderwort roślin
Red Elderberry
In Latin
bladderwort herba
pubens
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Dipsacales
Family
Lentibulariaceae
Caprifoliaceae
Genus
Utricularia
Sambucus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Pitcairnioideae
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Number of Species
2207
1
27800
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