Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Tree
Aquatics
Origin
Australia
World/Pandemic
Types
-
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Number of Varieties
3220
0
40000
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Habitat
Canopy, Rainforest
Lakes, stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-13-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-6
-
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Spreading
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Rose
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Gold, Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobulated
Orbicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
-
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site, Drought, Soil Compaction
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings, Requires consistently moist soil
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
-
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
Root rot
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
-
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Wood
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Edible seed, Used as Ornamental plant, Used to make wood shingles
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
BRACHYCHITON discolor
UTRICULARIA
Common Name
Bush Kurrajong, Pink Flame Tree, Queensland Lacebark
Bladderwort
In Hindi
Pink Flame Tree
Bladderwort plant
In German
Rosa Flame Tree
bladderwort Pflanze
In French
Flame Tree Rose
plante Bladderwort
In Spanish
Pink árbol de la llama
planta bladderwort
In Greek
Ροζ Φλόγα Δέντρο
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
In Portuguese
Árvore Chama Rosa
planta bladderwort
In Polish
Różowy Flame Tree
Bladderwort roślin
In Latin
Pink arbor flamma
bladderwort herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Scrophulariales
Family
Sterculiaceae
Lentibulariaceae
Genus
brachychiton
Utricularia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Sterculieae
-
Subfamily
Sterculioideae
Pitcairnioideae
Number of Species
1220
1
27800
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