Utricularia hydrocarpa

A free-floating aquatic bladderwort, probably annual, found in lagoons, swamps, flooded savanna and reservoir edges across tropical America from Mexico and Cuba to Paraguay and southern Brazil. It has pink to purple flowers with a yellow patch and is mostly found in warm lowlands.

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 periodAquatic

Where it grows wild

Labels describe it suspended in lagoons, swamp forest, flooded grassland, reservoir edges and buriti streams, sometimes on mud. It has two kinds of bladders and cleistogamous flowers at the base of the inflorescence.

Mostly lowland (median about 95 m), recorded from sea level to about 3000 m.

MexicoBelizeGuatemalaHondurasNicaraguaCosta RicaPanamaCubaTrinidad and TobagoColombiaVenezuelaGuyanaSurinameFrench GuianaBrazilBolivia

🔒 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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