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Carnivorous Partly documented

Utricularia cheiranthos

A terrestrial bladderwort of section Pleiochasia, known from the Arnhem Land escarpment area in the Northern Territory. It grows in the monsoon tropics, where there is a hot, wet summer and a bone-dry winter, so it needs full sun, heat and waterlogged sand while it is growing.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Seasonally wet ground near the Arnhem Land escarpment (Wikipedia, from Taylor's monograph). The microhabitat of wet sand or seepage in open sun is inferred from related terrestrial Pleiochasia species of the region.

The records carry few elevations; the climate sites are lowland, at 8–51 m.

Northern Territory

🔒 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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