Life Span
Annual
Annual and Perennial
Type
Shrub
Aquatics
Origin
South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Texas
World/Pandemic
Types
-
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Number of Varieties
10220
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Lakes, stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 4
-
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
61.00 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Orange, Lavender, Plum
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Brown, Chocolate
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed
Orbicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
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, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Early Summer, 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
Do not water excessively
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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Moist, Sandy
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Loam, Moist, Sandy
-
Sun Exposure
Full 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
Red blotch
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
-
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
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making black dye
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
Sometimes
Insignificant
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Hanging Basket
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
PROBOSCIDEA louisianica
UTRICULARIA
Common Name
Ram's Horn
Bladderwort
In Hindi
Proboscidea louisianica
Bladderwort plant
In German
Proboscidea louisianica
bladderwort Pflanze
In French
PROBOSCIDEA louisianica
plante Bladderwort
In Spanish
louisianica PROBOSCIDEA
planta bladderwort
In Greek
proboscidea louisianica
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
In Portuguese
proboscidea louisianica
planta bladderwort
In Polish
Proboscidea louisianica
Bladderwort roślin
In Latin
proboscidea louisianica
bladderwort herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Scrophulariales
Family
Pedaliaceae
Lentibulariaceae
Genus
Proboscidea
Utricularia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Pitcairnioideae
Number of Species
5220
1
27800
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