Utricularia bracteata

A rarely collected terrestrial bladderwort from the peaty grasslands of the south-central African plateau, known from only a handful of collections in Angola, Zambia and the DR Congo. It grows in seepage and streamside ground that is wet in the rainy season and dries out in the long dry season. Almost nothing is known of it in cultivation, so treat it like other tropical African terrestrial bladderworts of section Nigrescentes.

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

A terrestrial bladderwort of wet, peaty grassland, recorded at springs and along stream margins (a German label reads stream and spring horizons) and near waterfalls on the Rio Cuebe.

Wikipedia gives 1000–1500 m; the one GBIF record with an elevation is at 1500 m.

AngolaZambiaDemocratic Republic of the Congo

🔒 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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