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Carnivorous Well documented

Utricularia bisquamata

A small annual terrestrial bladderwort from southern Africa, most common in the fynbos of the Western Cape, growing among moss in wet, acidic sand and peat over sandstone. It forms a tiny rosette of narrow leaves with wiry flower stems up to about 12 cm, bearing white to pale violet (sometimes yellow) two-lipped flowers with a yellow patch on the lip. It is easy to grow and seeds itself freely, so it often spreads to other pots in carnivorous plant collections.

Utricularia bisquamata
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Denis Barthel assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Wet, acidic, boggy sand and peat over sandstone, often among mosses at seeps, stream and river margins and wet flats in fynbos. The sites are open and receive plenty of sun.

Near sea level to about 1200 m in South Africa, and up to about 2250 m in Angola.

South Africa: Western CapeSouth Africa: Northern CapeLesothoEswatiniNamibiaAngolaMadagascar

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.