Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Fruit
Aquatics
Origin
South Asia, Southeast Asia
World/Pandemic
Types
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Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Number of Varieties
5220
0
40000
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Habitat
Mediterranean region
Lakes, stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-10-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Spreading
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
800.00 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
600.00 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Green, Lemon yellow, Yellow
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Orbicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
All year
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Rich
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Full Sun
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
High
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Reduce watering once fruit are growing, Water daily during growing season
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
Rich
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune to control growth, Remove dead branches
Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Fertilize in early to mid-summer, for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Citrus foot rot, Citrus gummosis, Citrus leaf miner, Red blotch
hair algae
Plant Tolerance
Full Sun
Wet Site
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Double, Semi-Double
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants, Birds
Insects
Allergy
Anaphylaxis, Cough, Nausea, Rhinitis, Stomach pain, Swelling, Urticaria, Vomiting, wheezing
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Farmland, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
Acne, Good for skin, Good for the Scalp, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Strong, beautiful hair
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Very little waste
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, constipation, Digestive, Gastrointestinal disorders, Gout, Immunity, Jaundice, Respiratory Disorders, Rheumatoid arthritis, Ulcers, Urinary problems, Weight loss
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Used as a flavouring in food, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit Tree, Tropical
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Citrus limetta
UTRICULARIA
Common Name
sweet lime, sweet lemon, sweet limetta
Bladderwort
In Hindi
मौसम्बी
Bladderwort plant
In German
süße Limone
bladderwort Pflanze
In French
Citrus limetta
plante Bladderwort
In Spanish
limetta dulce, limón dulce mediterráneo, limón dulce y lima dulce
planta bladderwort
In Greek
γλυκό ασβέστη
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
In Portuguese
doce de limão
planta bladderwort
In Polish
słodkie limonki
Bladderwort roślin
In Latin
dulcis ad cinerem
bladderwort herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Scrophulariales
Family
Rutaceae
Lentibulariaceae
Genus
Citrus
Utricularia
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Citreae
-
Subfamily
Citroideae
Pitcairnioideae
Number of Species
3220
1
27800
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