Utricularia benjaminiana

A medium-sized aquatic bladderwort that floats free or anchors loosely in ponds, swamps and floating mats. It is spread across tropical Africa, Madagascar, Central America and northern South America. It is a warm, lowland, open-water plant: give it soft, nutrient-poor, slightly acidic water, strong light and warmth all year.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodAquatic

Where it grows wild

Still, shallow, nutrient-poor fresh water: ponds, swamps, and floating vegetation mats among sedges and grasses. Records include the Okavango Delta, a pond in Erica heathland on Pemba, savanna wetlands in French Guiana, and lowland Gabon.

A lowland plant: the Colombian catalogue gives 90–120 m there, and Gabonese specimens come from about 460 m.

Tropical AfricaMadagascarHondurasNicaraguaTrinidadVenezuelaColombiaGuianasBrazil

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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