Utricularia vulgaris
Common bladderwort , Greater bladderwort , Popweed
Utricularia Utricularia
U. vulgaris - U. vulgaris is a floating, aquatic perennial with finely divided, bladder-bearing, bright green leaves and racemes of tubular, two-lipped, bright yellow flowers from early summer to early autumn.
Utricularia vulgaris is: Deciduous
Mat Forming
Yellow in Summer; Yellow in Autumn
Green in Summer; Green in Autumn
Divide sections of floating leaves in summer.
Division
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Utricularia vulgaris (Common bladderwort ) will reach a height of 0.1m and a spread of 1m after 5-10 years.
Aquatic
Grow in boggy, still, acid water in full sun. Best in water that warms up quickly in spring. Leaves form bladders adapted to catch and absorb microscopic insects.
Acid
Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Utricularia vulgaris
Common bladderwort , Greater bladderwort , Popweed
Utricularia Utricularia
U. vulgaris - U. vulgaris is a floating, aquatic perennial with finely divided, bladder-bearing, bright green leaves and racemes of tubular, two-lipped, bright yellow flowers from early summer to early autumn.
Europe, Great Britain, Temperate Asia
Deciduous
Mat Forming
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Yellow in Summer; Yellow in Autumn
Green in Summer; Green in Autumn
Divide sections of floating leaves in summer.
Division
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Utricularia vulgaris (Common bladderwort ) will reach a height of 0.1m and a spread of 1m after 5-10 years.
Aquatic
Grow in boggy, still, acid water in full sun. Best in water that warms up quickly in spring. Leaves form bladders adapted to catch and absorb microscopic insects.
Acid
Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4
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