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Carnivorous Well documented

Utricularia huntii

A terrestrial bladderwort of wet grassland, buriti-palm swamps and stream edges in the Brazilian cerrado, recorded at about 325–800 m. It grows in full sun on wet sand and mud, with pale lavender to white and pink flowers.

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

Labels describe wet campo between cerrado and gallery forest, spring-fed buriti swamps with 2–20 cm of water over sandy soil, wet mud by a lake and a stream bed.

Recorded at about 325–800 m, median about 650 m.

Brazil

🔒 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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