Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual
Type
Aquatics
Grass
Origin
World/Pandemic
Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia
Types
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Akia Beruin Red, Ofada Rice, Topaz
Number of Varieties
22040000
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, stream banks
Muddy habitat
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
21,22
-
Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.00 cm-
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.00 cm22.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
White
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Orbicular
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
-
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
-
Average
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Wet Site, Salt
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
Keep plant submerged in water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Ample Water
In Spring
Moderate
Lots of watering
In Winter
Average Water
Consistently
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
-
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Fertilize the soil before planting, Phosphorous, Potassium
Pests and Diseases
hair algae
Bacteria, Birds, fungus, Nematodes, Rats, Snails, Viruses
Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
Salt, Wet Site
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
Birds
Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Good for skin
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Energy, High blood pressure, Skin Disorders, Swelling
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Seeds
Other Uses
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Starch, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Container, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
UTRICULARIA
ORYZA
Common Name
Bladderwort
Rice
In Hindi
Bladderwort plant
चावल
In German
bladderwort Pflanze
Reis
In French
plante Bladderwort
riz
In Spanish
planta bladderwort
arroz
In Greek
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
ρύζι
In Portuguese
planta bladderwort
arroz
In Polish
Bladderwort roślin
ryż
In Latin
bladderwort herba
rice
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Cyperales
Family
Lentibulariaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Utricularia
Oryza
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Pitcairnioideae
-
Number of Species
22025
1
27800
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