Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Aquatics
Origin
-
World/Pandemic
Types
Chinese lantern,Japanese-lantern, winter cherry
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Number of Varieties
90220
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Damp Places, hedge rows, Mountain Slopes
Lakes, stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-10-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
-
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
12.00 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange Red
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Tan, Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic, toothed
Orbicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Whiteflies
hair algae
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Insects
Allergy
breathing problems, Diarrhea, Headache, Irritation to stomach, Vomiting
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiphlogistic, Antirheumatic, Antitussive, Diuretic
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
-
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
ABUTILON 'Amsterdam'
UTRICULARIA
Common Name
Chinese Lantern, Flowering Maple, Parlour Maple
Bladderwort
In Hindi
Chinese lantern
Bladderwort plant
In German
Lampionblume
bladderwort Pflanze
In French
Coqueret alkékenge
plante Bladderwort
In Spanish
Chinese lantern
planta bladderwort
In Greek
Chinese lantern
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
In Portuguese
Chinese lantern
planta bladderwort
In Polish
Miechunka rozdęta
Bladderwort roślin
In Latin
Chinese lantern
bladderwort herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Scrophulariales
Family
Malvaceae
Lentibulariaceae
Genus
Physalis
Utricularia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Physaleae
-
Subfamily
Solanoideae
Pitcairnioideae
Number of Species
90220
1
27800
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