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Carnivorous Partly documented

Utricularia blanchetii

Utricularia blanchetii is a small, probably annual bladderwort endemic to central Bahia, Brazil (the Chapada Diamantina). It grows on damp sand among rocks and by streams in campo rupestre at about 850–1,750 m. Grow it in full sun on wet sand and peat, and keep seed.

Utricularia blanchetii
Photo: Naoki Takebayashi from Fairbanks, AK, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Terrestrial or lithophytic in damp sandy soil among sandstone rocks, by streams, in marshes (brejos) and wet flushes in campo rupestre, sometimes on recently burned ground.

About 850–1,750 m.

Brazil

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.