Utricularia christopheri

A small perennial lithophytic bladderwort (section Phyllaria) of the eastern Himalaya, growing among mosses on wet rocks at about 3,600-3,960 m in eastern Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh. It flowers in the monsoon (July-August). It is a genuinely alpine plant that needs cool summers and a cold winter rest, which makes it very hard to grow in a warm home.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-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 on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Among bryophytes on wet rocks and on wet, sunny ground in alpine valleys. Herbarium labels note 'on wet sunny rocks' and 'on sunny wet ground in a valley'.

3,600-3,960 m, in the alpine zone above the tree line.

NepalIndia (Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh)Bhutan

🔒 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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