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Carnivorous Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Utricularia hispida

A medium-sized, usually perennial terrestrial bladderwort that ranges from Mexico through Central America to northern and central South America. Many recent records come from the wet coastal savannas of French Guiana and the Aripo Savannas of Trinidad, where it grows in waterlogged, nutrient-poor sandy ground among grasses and sedges. In cultivation it wants warmth, strong light and a constantly wet sand–peat mix.

Utricularia hispida
Photo: fischermans, CC BY-SA 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
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

It grows in the ground in open, seasonally or permanently wet places. The GBIF records seen are concentrated in coastal savannas in French Guiana (Iracoubo, Sinnamary, Kourou) and in the Aripo Savannas of Trinidad, which are open, grassy and waterlogged in the rainy season on poor, sandy or clay soils.

The records checked carry no elevations. The savanna localities that dominate them are lowland, near sea level; elsewhere in its wide range it may reach higher savannas, but that was not confirmed in the sources consulted.

MexicoCentral AmericaTrinidadFrench GuianaVenezuelaColombiaBrazil

🔒 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-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.