Lentibulariaceae
Lesser bladderwort
Utricularia minor
Also known as Small bladderwort, Common bladderwort, Utricularia, Utricularia rogersiana
Flowering Plants · Indoor Plants · Native Plants · Carnivorous · Aquatic · Bladderwort · Pond Plant · Bog · Utricularia · Wetland · Perennial · Collector Plant · Submerged
Lesser bladderwort is an aquatic carnivorous plant that must be kept submerged or in permanently saturated, nutrient-poor water — never let it dry out. It thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers soft, slightly acidic water free of fertilizers. This is a specialist plant best suited to pond enthusiasts or carnivorous plant collectors with a dedicated aquatic setup.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Keep submerged or in a consistently waterlogged container with 1-4 inches of water above the substrate · Maintain standing water at all times
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yellow
- Foliage
- Green · Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Arizona, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita
- Attracts
- Bees
Sources: trefle, usda
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