Utricularia brachiata

A tiny perennial bladderwort of the eastern Himalaya and south-west China that grows among mosses on wet rocks at 2600–4200 m. It needs cool, constantly moist, mossy conditions like a high-altitude cloud forest and struggles in warm rooms.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

A lithophyte growing among bryophytes on wet rocks, and among moss in cool, misty montane and subalpine forest and rock faces. Its small traps sit in the living moss cushion.

Recorded from about 2600 to 4200 m.

NepalIndia (Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal)BhutanTibetMyanmarChina (Yunnan, Sichuan)

🔒 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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