Utricularia lloydii

A tiny annual terrestrial bladderwort of section Oligocista from wet sandy savannas and seepage areas of tropical South America and Panama, from sea level to about 600 m and occasionally higher. Grow it like other tropical annual Utricularia: full sun, a waterlogged sand-peat mix, warmth, and a steady supply of fresh seed.

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

Wikipedia describes it in wet sandy soils of savannas. Specimen labels add wet cerrado and seasonally flooded fields, a stream over serpentine rock, white-sand secondary forest, the Rupununi savanna, and wet grassland with Mauritia palms. These are open, sunny, seasonally saturated places.

Sea level to about 600 m according to Wikipedia. GBIF specimens from Niquelândia in Goiás reach 800–900 m.

BrazilGuyanaFrench GuianaSurinameVenezuelaBoliviaPanama

🔒 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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