Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Perennial
Aquatics
Origin
Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Texas, Canada, Mexico
World/Pandemic
Types
Ratibida columnifera
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Number of Varieties
25220
0
40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, Prairies, Rocky areas, rocky outcrops
Lakes, stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-10-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
-
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Purple, Burgundy, Light Green, Brown
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Subulate
Orbicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases
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
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
hair algae
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Insects
Allergy
Rhinitis
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Analgesic
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Used in making tea
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
RATIBIDA columnifera
UTRICULARIA
Common Name
Mexican Hat
Bladderwort
In Hindi
Mexican Hat
Bladderwort plant
In German
Mexican Hat
bladderwort Pflanze
In French
Mexican Hat
plante Bladderwort
In Spanish
mexican Hat
planta bladderwort
In Greek
Mexican Hat
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
In Portuguese
Mexican Hat
planta bladderwort
In Polish
Mexican Hat
Bladderwort roślin
In Latin
Mexicanus Hat
bladderwort herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Scrophulariales
Family
Asteraceae
Lentibulariaceae
Genus
Ratibida
Utricularia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Pitcairnioideae
Number of Species
14220
1
27800
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