Utricularia bidentata

A terrestrial bladderwort described in 2018 from the monsoon tropics of northern Australia, recorded in the Kimberley of Western Australia and the Top End of the Northern Territory. The climate there is hot all year, with torrential summer rain and a dry season of five to six months. Grow it as a wet-season plant in full sun and wet sand.

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

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Monsoon-tropical northern Australia; terrestrial bladderworts here grow in wet-season seepages, swamps and wet sand, often over sandstone. The species' own habitat notes were not available.

Records carry few elevations; the measured sites run 20–330 m.

Northern TerritoryWestern Australia

🔒 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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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.