Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual
Type
Aquatics
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
World/Pandemic
South Africa
Types
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
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Number of Varieties
2205
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40000
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Habitat
Lakes, stream banks
Tropical regions, Well Drained, Wet forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99997-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
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10-5
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.00 cm45.70 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
5.00 cm2.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
White, Light Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
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Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
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Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
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Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Orbicular
Long Narrow
Thorns
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✘
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
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Loamy, Well drained
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
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Well drained
Bloom Time
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Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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Tolerances
Wet Site
Dry soil, Shade areas
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Budding, From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
Keep ground moist, Never Over-water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Average Water
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
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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
Cut out old flower stalks, Prune ocassionally
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in fall, Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
hair algae
Bacterial leaf spot, Nematodes, Purple Blotch, Red blotch, Seedcorn maggot
Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
Dry soil, Shade areas
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
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Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
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Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
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✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
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✘
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Attracts
Insects
Bugs, Flying insects, Insects
Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy
Dermatitis, Pain and fatigue
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Showy Purposes, Used in parkland
Beauty Benefits
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Acne, For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes pimples
Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Indoor Air Purification, Insect Repellent
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Acne, Aging, Antidepressant, epilepsy, Nerve pain, Obesity, Vomiting
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Bulbs
Other Uses
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Animal Feed, Can be made into a herbal tea, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Use in Chinese herbology, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
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✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
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Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Botanical Name
UTRICULARIA
TULBAGHIA violacea
Common Name
Bladderwort
Society Garlic
In Hindi
Bladderwort plant
लहसुन
In German
bladderwort Pflanze
Knoblauch
In French
plante Bladderwort
Ail
In Spanish
planta bladderwort
Ajo
In Greek
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
σκόρδο
In Portuguese
planta bladderwort
alho
In Polish
Bladderwort roślin
czosnek
In Latin
bladderwort herba
allium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Liliales
Family
Lentibulariaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Utricularia
Allium
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Monocotyledonous
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Pitcairnioideae
Lilioideae
Number of Species
220500
1
27800
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