About
A terrestrial bladderwort from tropical South America, forming mats of small, paddle-shaped leaves on permanently moist, peaty compost and bearing racemes of showy, yellow, two-lipped flowers with a prominent spur in summer. A charming and ornamental carnivorous plant for a warm, sunny, humid 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.