About
A free-floating aquatic bladderwort from North America, with whorled, branching stems bearing numerous tiny bladder traps, and producing pale yellow flowers above the water surface in summer. Distinguished by inflated, float-like stem sections near the surface. A fascinating carnivorous plant for a warm, still pond or aquatic container.
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.