Utricularia fistulosa

A small affixed aquatic bladderwort described by Peter Taylor in 1986, found across the Kimberley of Western Australia and the Top End of the Northern Territory. It grows in shallow monsoon-season water under full sun, and the habitat dries out completely from May to October. Grow it hot, bright and permanently wet, or treat it as a wet-season annual.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-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 restAquatic

Where it grows wild

Wikipedia describes it as an affixed aquatic: anchored in the bottom of shallow water. The records fall in monsoon savanna, where such bladderworts live in seasonal pools, soaks and swampy creek margins that fill in the wet season.

Few records carry an elevation; the climate sites lie at about 20–460 m.

Northern TerritoryWestern Australia

🔒 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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