About
A small, terrestrial bladderwort from southern Africa, forming rosettes of tiny, spathulate leaves on a permanently moist, peaty surface and bearing slender stalks of small, pale violet, two-lipped flowers in summer. A delicate carnivorous perennial for moist, acidic, peaty compost in a warm sunny glasshouse or bog garden.
About the genus
Utricularia can be aquatic, terrestrial or epiphytic, insectivorous annuals or perennials with linear to kidney-shaped leaves bearing bladders to trap insects, and solitary or racemose, 2-lipped flowers held above water level
Plant details
Suggested usesBedding, containers, hanging baskets.
Care notes
CultivationPlant after last frost in fertile soil.
PruningDeadhead regularly.
PropagationGrow from seed in spring.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant.