Utricularia hintonii

A small annual lithophytic bladderwort from western central Mexico, first collected on a cliff at Nanchititla (State of México) by G. B. Hinton in 1933 and described by Peter Taylor in 1986. Later collections come from under a bridge over the Río Chilero near Temascaltepec and from near Talpa in Jalisco. It is an annual that grows on wet rock during the summer rains, so in cultivation it is kept going from seed.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Wet cliff and rock faces seeping during the summer rainy season in the pine-oak mountains of western central Mexico.

Labels give about 1,165–1,400 m near Talpa and 1,655 m at the Río Chilero; Nanchititla has no recorded elevation but lies in mountains at roughly 1,500–2,000 m.

Mexico SouthwestMexico Central

🔒 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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