Life Span
Annual
Annual and Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Aquatics
Origin
South Africa
World/Pandemic
Types
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Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Number of Varieties
5220
0
40000
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Habitat
Tropical regions, Well Drained, Wet forest
Lakes, stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-5
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Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
2.00 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Pink, Lavender
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Yellow green
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Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Narrow
Orbicular
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loamy, Well drained
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The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
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✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry soil, Shade areas
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Budding, From bulbs
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Never Over-water
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
In Spring
Average Water
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
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 out old flower stalks, Prune ocassionally
Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
fertilize in fall, Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Nematodes, Purple Blotch, Red blotch, Seedcorn maggot
hair algae
Plant Tolerance
Dry soil, Shade areas
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
Bugs, Flying insects, Insects
Insects
Allergy
Dermatitis, Pain and fatigue
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Used in parkland
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
Acne, For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes pimples
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Indoor Air Purification, Insect Repellent
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Acne, Aging, Antidepressant, epilepsy, Nerve pain, Obesity, Vomiting
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
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
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
TULBAGHIA violacea
UTRICULARIA
Common Name
Society Garlic
Bladderwort
In Hindi
लहसुन
Bladderwort plant
In German
Knoblauch
bladderwort Pflanze
In French
Ail
plante Bladderwort
In Spanish
Ajo
planta bladderwort
In Greek
σκόρδο
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
In Portuguese
alho
planta bladderwort
In Polish
czosnek
Bladderwort roślin
In Latin
allium
bladderwort herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Scrophulariales
Family
Liliaceae
Lentibulariaceae
Genus
Allium
Utricularia
Clade
Monocotyledonous
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Lilioideae
Pitcairnioideae
Number of Species
500220
1
27800
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