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Carnivorous Partly documented

Utricularia delicatula

Utricularia delicatula Cheeseman is a tiny terrestrial bladderwort of New Zealand, recorded from Northland and the Chatham Islands. It grows in peat swamps, low heath on peaty or grey sand, and wetlands. It needs cool-temperate, constantly wet, sunny conditions.

Utricularia delicatula
Photo: Dave Boyle, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets 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 in wet peat, low heath on peaty or grey sand, and the margins of stagnant peaty water.

Lowland; one record is at 15 m.

New Zealand

🔒 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 CC0 licence, unmodified.