About
A free-floating aquatic bladderwort from North America with thread-like submerged stems bearing small bladder traps and whorl-like branches. Produces small, purple, two-lipped flowers with a yellow throat above the water surface in summer. An unusual carnivorous plant for a warm, still, nutrient-poor 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.