Utricularia alpina

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Plant Characteristics
Habit   herbaceous

Height: 12 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12.
Width: 6 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 6.
Lifespan: perennial
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Exposure: part-sun
USDA Zones: 9 to 11
Flower features: orange, yellow, white
Scientific Names

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Utricularia alpina is a medium-sized terrestrial or epiphytic, perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. alpina is native to the Antilles and northern South America.


Read about Utricularia alpina in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Utricularia montana, Jacq. Tropical American epiphyte, with clusters of tubers 1/3 – 1/2 in. long, minute, deformed, useless bladders and large white fls. with a yellow palate, the fls. 1-4 on a scape, each 1 1/2 in. across: lvs. 4-6 in. long, elliptic-lanceolate. Trunks of trees, W. Indies and S. Amer.—A lovely species.


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