Utricularia sp. Rwanda • Terrestrial Bladderwort
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Product Details
Description
- Utricularia sp. location Rwanda is an easy to grow terrestrial bladderwort native to Southern Africa
- This species may be a form of livida and produces dark purple, semi rounded leaves with beautiful white and purple flowers approximately 0.5cm in size
- Bladderworts uses tiny traps underneath the soil to catch and digest microscopic organisms for nutrition
- Even though the carnivorous magic happens below the soil level, utricularia are usually grown for the tiny orchid-like flowers
Care
- Great for carnivorous plant bogs, terrestrial bladderworts can also be repotted on its own into our PROmix for bladderworts or shredded, moist long fiber sphagnum moss
- In optimal conditions, the plant plug will spread to fill the container over the next couple of months
- Grow terrestrial bladderworts in semi-shade or sheltered location with very bright light
- Using the tray method, keep your plant standing in a tray with 0.5-1cm water (Rainwater, distilled- or reverse osmosis water preferred)
- Top watering is fine too, keep your plant moist at all times - never let the soil dry completely
- Utricularia Livida usually flowers during the warmer months of spring and summer - Enjoy them, the flowering process is not as energy depleting such as in the case of venus flytraps and sundews, thus bladderworts can definitely be left to flower.
