Bladderwort
Utricularia
Also called Utricularia and Bladderwort
Houseplant · CarnivorousYOU WILL NEVER SEE THE TRAPS AND THAT IS NORMAL — they are under the water or the moss, a millimetre across, and they fire in half a millisecond. What you get above is flowers, which is why people buy it for the flowers and are told it is carnivorous afterwards.
Care at a glance
- Ease
- Easy
- Water
- Every 2 daysFrom below — stand the pot in a couple of centimetres of water.
- Light
- Full sun
- Feed
- Not needed
- Humidity
- High
- Hardiness
- Half-hardy — a light frost RHS H3, to -5°C
- Size
- 0.12 m tall · 0.3 m across
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Origin
- Every continent except Antarctica
Is it safe for pets and people?
PetsNothing recorded against it
No animal-poison authority lists this plant either way.
PeopleNot checked yet
Nobody has checked this one against a source for us yet, so treat it as unknown rather than safe.
Checked against ASPCA and RHS on 2026-09-21. Where a source says nothing, we say nothing.
A guide, not veterinary or medical advice. If a pet or a person has eaten a plant and you are worried, call your vet or doctor now — don’t wait for signs to appear. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.