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Carnivorous Partly documented

Utricularia fulva

An annual bladderwort of the Arnhem Land sandstone escarpment in Australia's Northern Territory, growing in sandy stream beds during the monsoon wet season. It is a hot, full-sun, seasonally waterlogged plant best grown from seed each year.

Utricularia fulva
Photo: User:Ch.Andrew, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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 restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grows as a terrestrial to subaquatic annual in sandy stream beds on the sandstone escarpment, which flood or stay saturated through the monsoon and dry out afterwards.

No elevation data found; the Arnhem Land escarpment and plateau are low, mostly under about 400 m.

Australia (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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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 CC BY 3.0 licence, unmodified.